Battle of Fukae Village

Battle of Fukae Village
Part of the Shimabara Rebellion

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Date12 December 1637
Location
Shimabara Domain, Tokugawa shogunate
(present-day Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Tokugawa shogunate Japanese Catholics and rōnin peasants
Commanders and leaders
Matsukura Katsuie Unknown
Strength
400 1,000
Casualties and losses
100+ killed 20+ killed

The 12 December 1637 Battle of Fukae Village was the first recorded engagement of the Shimabara Rebellion in Japan. The battle was an early rebel victory against a punitive expedition which was sent from Shimabara Castle.

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