Battle of Matsue

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:activities Detailed accounts exist
gptkbp:aftermath Strengthened Imperial control in western Japan
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Unknown
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Imperial_forces
gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate_forces
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kuroda_Kiyotaka
gptkb:Katsu_Kaishu
gptkbp:cultural_impact Portrayed in literature
Depicted in films
Influenced Japanese military doctrine
gptkbp:date July 1868
gptkbp:duration 1 day
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Battle_of_Hakodate
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Meiji_Restoration
gptkbp:historical_debate Controversy over tactics used
Interpretations vary among historians
Assessment of leadership effectiveness
Role of foreign advisors
Impact on the Meiji government
gptkbp:historical_significance Marked a turning point in the Boshin War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Matsue
gptkbp:influenced_by Western military tactics
Samurai traditions
Political upheaval in Japan
gptkbp:involved_forces Approximately 10,000 troops
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in Historical reenactments
Memorials in Matsue
gptkbp:legacy Influence on subsequent conflicts
Foundation for modern Japanese military
Symbol of Imperial resurgence
gptkbp:location gptkb:Matsue,_Japan
gptkbp:military_strategy Flanking maneuvers
Siege tactics
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Saigo_Takamori
gptkb:Tachibana_Nobunao
gptkbp:outcome Decisive victory for Imperial forces
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Boshin_War
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Battle_of_Toba-Fushimi
gptkbp:primary_source Eyewitness accounts
Military dispatches
gptkbp:related_event gptkb:Siege_of_Kumamoto
gptkb:Battle_of_Aizu
gptkbp:result Imperial victory
gptkbp:significance Part of the struggle for control of Japan
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the San'in region
gptkbp:tactics Conventional warfare
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Satsuma-Chōshū_Alliance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6