Battle of Toba–Fushimi

Battle of Toba–Fushimi 鳥羽・伏見の戦い
Part of Boshin War
Encounter of Toba Encounter of Tominomori Encounter of Takasegawa
Date 27–31 January 1868 Location Area between Kyoto and Osaka Result Decisive Imperial victory
Belligerents
Satsuma Domain Chōshū Domain Tosa Domain later: Yodo domain Tsu Domain	Tokugawa shogunate, Aizu Domain, Kuwana Domain, Takamatsu Domain, Tsu Domain, Matsuyama Domain, Ōgaki Domain
Commanders and leaders
Ruler: Meiji Emperor Army: Saigō Takamori later: Prince Komatsu Akihito	Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu Army: Takenaka Shigekata, Takigawa Tomoakira, Sakuma Nobuhisa, Matsudaira Sadaaki, Hayashi Gonsuke, Sagawa Kanbei, others
Strength
5,000 combatants	15,000 combatants
Casualties and losses
Satsuma: 61 dead + 124 wounded Chōshū: 35 dead + 106 wounded	Bakufu: about 160 dead +400 wounded Aizu: about 100 dead + 150 wounded Kuwana: about 25 dead + 60 wounded

Satsuma Domain
Chōshū Domain
Tosa Domain

Ruler: Meiji Emperor

Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu

The Battle of Toba–Fushimi (鳥羽・伏見の戦い, Toba-Fushimi no Tatakai^?) occurred between pro-Imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan. The battle started on 27 January 1868 (or Keiō-4 year, 1-month, 3-day, according to the Japanese calendar), when the forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and the allied forces of Chōshū, Satsuma and Tosa Domains clashed near Fushimi, Kyoto. The battle lasted for four days, ending in a decisive defeat for the Tokugawa shogunate.

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