Byakkotai

Byakkotai
白虎隊
Statue of Byakkotai warriors at Iimori Hill, Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
Active1868
Disbanded1868
CountryJapan (Tokugawa shogunate)
AllegianceAizu Domain
Typereserve force
RoleReserve force of Aizu Domain
Size305
EngagementsBoshin War

The Byakkotai (白虎隊, "White Tiger Unit") was a group of around 305 young teenage samurai of the Aizu Domain, who fought in the Boshin War (1868–1869) on the side of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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