Battle of Ueno

Battle of Ueno 上野戦争
Part of Boshin War
Battle of Ueno. The attack on Kan'ei-ji Temple, labeled here as "The attack of Honnō-ji" (本能寺) in the Battle of Ueno. The Shogitai (彰義隊) troops are on the left, in samurai garb, and Imperial troops with modern uniforms are on the right (the "Red bear" (赤熊, Shaguma) wigs indicate soldiers from Tosa Jinshotai(迅衝隊)).
Date July 4, 1868 Location Ueno, Tokyo 35°42′56″N 139°46′26″E / 35.71556°N 139.77389°E / 35.71556; 139.77389 Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Satsuma Chōshū Tosa Saga Jinshotai	Former Bakufu troops, Shōgitai
Commanders and leaders
Ruler: Emperor Meiji Choshu: Ōmura Masujirō Satsuma: Saigō Takamori, Tosa: Itagaki Taisuke	Shibusawa Seiichirō Amano Hachirō
Strength
2,000 Imperial troops 10,000 reinforcements	2,000 Bakufu troops, 1,000 (during the first battle)
Casualties and losses
100	300 266 (during the first battle)
class=notpageimage| Location within Japan

The Battle of Ueno (上野戦争, Ueno Sensō) was a battle of the Boshin War, which occurred on July 4, 1868 (Meiji 1, 15th day of the 5th month),^[1] between the troops of the Shōgitai under Shibusawa Seiichirō and Amano Hachirō, and Imperial "Kangun" troops.