What the records say
- When
- 6 May 1869
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 39.66° N, 142.00° E
- Description
- naval action on 6 May 1869, part of the overall Battle of Hakodate at the end of the Boshin War
Battle of Miyako Bay
1869 naval engagement during the Boshin War
The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval action on 6 May 1869, in which samurai loyalists of the former Tokugawa shogunate under the flag of the newly formed Republic of Ezo failed to take over the Kōtetsu, the flagship of the Imperial forces of the new Meiji government. It was part of the overall Battle of Hakodate at the end of the Boshin War.
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