Back Batalla del castillo de Utsunomiya Spanish نبرد قلعه اوتسونومیا Persian Bataille du château d'Utsunomiya French Pertempuran Istana Utsunomiya ID 宇都宮城の戦い Japanese 우쓰노미야성 전투 Korean Batalha dau Castèu d'Utsunomiya Occitan Bitwa o zamek Utsunomiya Polish Batalha do Castelo de Utsunomiya Portuguese Битва при замке Уцуномия Russian
| Battle of Utsunomiya Castle | |||||||
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| Part of Boshin War | |||||||
 Utsunomiya castle during the Edo period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Imperial Army | Tokugawa shogunate | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Ruler: Meiji Emperor Army: Kagawa Keizo, Ijichi Masaharu, Toda Tadayuki, Arima Tōta, Ōyama Iwao, Nozu Michitsura, Kagetomo Kawata | Shogun: Tokugawa Yoshinobu Army: Takenaka Shigekata, Ōtori Keisuke, Hijikata Toshizō, Taro Egami, Tatsumi Naofumi | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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700 20,000 reinforcements |
2,000 (1,000 during the first attack) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Destroyed: Utsunomiya Castle, Futarasan Shrine Castle, 48 temples | ||||||
The Battle of Utsunomiya Castle (宇都宮城の戦い, Utsunomiyajō no tatakai) took place between pro-imperial and Tokugawa shogunate forces during the Boshin War in Japan in May 1868. It occurred as the troops of the Tokugawa shogunate were retreating north towards Nikkō and Aizu.