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Attack on Utsunomiya Castle

Name: Attack on Utsunomiya Castle
Start: 1868-05-10
Location: Utsunomiya Castle

When: May 10, 1868
Where: Utsunomiya Castle
Part of: Event of 1868: Boshin War – Battle of Utsunomiya Castle: Forces of the Emperor Meiji resist the

Former Shogunate forces seized Utsunomiya Castle on May 10, 1868, following a peasant riot, facing combined imperial troops.

Ōtori Keisuke's forces launched their attack on the morning of May 10, 1868. They faced off against a combined imperial force made up of troops from Matsumoto, Kurobane, Mibu, Iwamurata, Susaka, Hikone, Ōgaki, Utsunomiya, and Kasama domains.

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Battle of Utsunomiya Castle Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22

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