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Battle of Hokuetsu | |||||||
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Part of Boshin War | |||||||
![]() Ukiyo-e print of the Battle of Hokuetsu by Utagawa Kuniteru II | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
30,000 Imperial troops | 1,985 Bakufu troops | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000 | 400 |
The Battle of Hokuetsu (北越戦争, Hokuetsu sensō) took place during the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration, which occurred in 1868 in the northwestern part of Japan, in the area of modern Niigata Prefecture.