Saigo suffers a bitter defeat in the Battle of Kumamoto Castle (the first battle of the Seinan War) - Yamakawa of Aizu also rushes to the scene

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Saigo suffers a bitter defeat in the Battle of Kumamoto Castle (the first battle of the Seinan War) - Yamakawa of Aizu also rushes to the scene

On February 22, 1877 (Meiji 10), the Battle of Kumamoto Castle began during the Seinan War. First of all, why did the Seinan War begin? I will leave that question to the following article, What was the trigger for the Seinan War? Is it true that "inspection" was mistaken for "stabbing"? Read more Looking at the battlefield, Saigo and his men went north from Satsuma by land, not by sea. Standing in their way was Kumamoto Castle, which was alrea…