Battle of Shiroyama

When

24 Sep 1877

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

31.60° N, 130.55° E

Description

1877 last stand of the Samurai

1877 final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion

The Battle of Shiroyama took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Shiroyama in Kagoshima, Japan: The Imperial Japanese Army annihilates heavily outnumbered rebel samurai under Saigō Takamori (who is killed)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Mit der Niederlage in der Schlacht von Shiroyama gegenüber herangeführten Regierungstruppen endet die Satsuma-Rebellion der Samurai in Japan”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire de l’armée impériale japonaise à la bataille de Shiroyama”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “西南戦争で城山の戦いが起こった。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page