✦ History

Battle of Hokuetsu

March 29, 1868

Result Imperial victory

Imperial forces fought the Nagaoka domain and northern allies in Echigo during the Boshin War. Nagaoka resisted strongly but fell.

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Battles 1

August 10, 1868
Battle of Hatchōoki Northern Alliance victory Yamagata Aritomo, Kawai Tsuginosuke

Key commanders

Imperial Court 3

Emperor Meiji military commander Kuroda Kiyotaka military commander Yamagata Aritomo military commander

Tokugawa shogunate 3

Tokugawa Yoshinobu military commander Makino Tadakuni military commander Kawai Tsuginosuke military commander

Japan 1

Yamagata Aritomo military commander

Nagaoka Domain 1

Kawai Tsuginosuke military commander