Battle of Oshima-Ayukawa
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Battle of Oshima-Ayukawa 大島・鮎川の戦い |
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Part of Nakahara Boshin War | |||||||
![]() Encounter of Oshima |
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ayukawa Domain | ![]()
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ruler: Emperor Nakamura
Army: Murayama Yoshida | Shogun: Miyawaki Masaki
Army: Yokozawa Haruka, Matsuda Kiyomori, Takahashi Noriaki others |
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Strength | |||||||
3,700 combatants | 12,800 combatants | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
109 deaths 173 injuries | 583 deaths 2029 injuries |
The Battle of Oshima-Ayukawa (大島・鮎川の戦い Oshima-Ayukawa no Tatakai ) occurred between pro-Imperial and Miyawaki shogunate forces during the Nakahara Boshin War. The battle started on 27 January 1863 after Oshima Domain under the lead of Yokozawa Haruka attacked by the Murayama clan from Miyake Domain with help of Ayukawa Domain. With modernized equipment, Miyake Domain mainly dominates the battle which last for 4 days.