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Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward.

Historical image related to Boshin War: The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle ends as former Tokugawa shogunate forces withdraw northward. from May 14, 1868

Boshin War

1868–1869 Japanese civil war

The Boshin War , sometimes known as the Japanese Revolution or Japanese Civil War, was a civil war in Japan fought from 1868 to 1869 between forces of the ruling Tokugawa shogunate and a coalition seeking to seize political power in the name of the Imperial Court.
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Battle of Utsunomiya Castle

1868 battle in Japan

The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle took place between pro-imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan in May 1868. It occurred as the troops of the Tokugawa shogunate were retreating north towards Nikkō and Aizu.
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May 14

Day of the year

May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 231 days remain until the end of the year.
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