Battle of Utsunomiya

GPTKB entity

Properties (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf battle
gptkbp:aftermath Consolidation_of_Imperial_power
Strengthened_Imperial_forces
gptkbp:casualties Low for both sides
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Tachibana_Nobunori
gptkb:Katsu_Kaishu
gptkbp:date 1868
gptkbp:duration One day
gptkbp:followedBy Battle of Kurume
gptkbp:foughtIn Imperial_Army_and_Shogunate_forces
gptkbp:historicalContext Meiji Restoration
gptkbp:historicalImpact Encouraged the rise of military leaders
Led to the establishment of a modern army
Promoted the idea of a centralized government
Set the stage for the Meiji government
Accelerated_the_end_of_the_Tokugawa_shogunate
Changed_the_political_landscape_of_Japan
Contributed_to_the_end_of_feudalism_in_Japan
Increased_foreign_interest_in_Japan
Influenced_Japanese_military_doctrine
Influenced_Japanese_nationalism
Influenced_the_development_of_Japanese_culture
Promoted_modernization_in_Japan
Strengthened_the_Imperial_Navy
Fostered_a_sense_of_unity_among_Imperial_supporters
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Marked_a_turning_point_in_the_Boshin_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Utsunomiya
gptkbp:influencedBy Western military tactics
gptkbp:involved Infantry units
Artillery units
Cavalry units
gptkbp:legacy Influenced_future_military_strategies_in_Japan
gptkbp:location Utsunomiya, Tochigi, Japan
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Saigo_Takamori
gptkb:Tachibana_Nobunori
gptkb:Yamagata_Aritomo
Kido Takayoshi
Emperor Meiji
gptkbp:outcome Decisive_victory_for_Imperial_forces
gptkbp:participants Samurai warriors
gptkbp:partOf Boshin War
gptkbp:precededBy Battle of Toba-Fushimi
gptkbp:result Imperial victory
gptkbp:significance Part_of_the_struggle_for_control_of_Japan
gptkbp:strategicGoals Control_of_the_Kanto_region
gptkbp:supportRole gptkb:Imperial_forces
gptkb:Tokugawa_shogunate
gptkbp:tactics Flanking maneuvers
gptkbp:type land battle