Siege of Kumamoto Castle

Siege of Kumamoto Castle
Part of the Satsuma Rebellion
Imperial Japanese Army officers of the Kumamoto garrison, Unknown photographer
Date 19 February – 12 April 1877 Location Kumamoto, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan Result Imperial victory
Belligerents
Japan	Satsuma Domain
Commanders and leaders
Tani Tateki Yamagata Aritomo Kuroda Kiyotaka	Saigō Takamori
Strength
Kumamoto garrison: 4,400 Later reinforcements: 90,000	20,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The Siege of Kumamoto Castle (熊本城強襲, Kumamotojō kyōshū) from February 19 to April 12, 1877, in Kumamoto, Japan, was a major battle of the Satsuma Rebellion.