Naval Battle of Hakodate

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Naval Battle of Hakodate
Part of the Boshin War
Battle of Hakodate, William Henry Webster
Date 4 May – 10 May 1869 Location Off Hakodate, Sea of Japan Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Japan	Ezo Republic
Commanders and leaders
Masuda Toranosuke	Arai Ikunosuke Bankichi Matsuoka
Strength
8 steam warships	5 steam warships
Casualties and losses
1 steam warship sunk	2 steam warships sunk 3 steam warships captured

The Naval Battle of Hakodate (函館湾海戦, Hakodatewan Kaisen) was fought from 4 to 10 May 1869, between the remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate navy, consolidated into the armed forces of the rebel Ezo Republic, and the newly formed Imperial Japanese Navy. It was one of the last stages of Battle of Hakodate during the Boshin War, and occurred near Hakodate in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō.