Hijikata Toshizō

Events

1

Episodes

3

Years

1868

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Hijikata Toshizō, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Event of 1868: Boshin War – Battle of Utsunomiya Castle: Forces of the Emperor Meiji resist the

   1868

   Role: Former Tokugawa retainer

   1. 1May 1868 · MibuRetreat to Mibu

      Ōtori's men linked with Hijikata's force and headed north to Mibu, finding it already taken by Satsuma forces.

   2. 2May 10, 1868 · Utsunomiya CastleAttack on Utsunomiya Castle

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

   3. 3May 14, 1868 · Utsunomiya CastleImperial Counterattack

      The imperial army swept northeastward on May 14, launching a counterattack that recaptured Utsunomiya Castle.

Sources

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