Saigō Takamori leads the victorious imperial forces…

May 1868 CE

Saigō Takamori leads the victorious imperial forces north and east through Japan, winning the Battle of Kōshū-Katsunuma.

He eventually surrounds Edo in May 1868, leading to its unconditional defeat after Katsu Kaishu, the Shogun's Army Minister, negotiates the surrender.

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Edo > Tokyo Tokyo Japan View →

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Harry Smith Parkes View → Saigō Takamori View → Tokugawa Yoshinobu View →

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Japan, Tokugawa, or Edo, Period View → Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) View → France, Second Empire of View → Japan, Empire of (Meiji Period) View →

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Weapons View →

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Conflict View → Mayhem View → Government View →

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