Siege of Kumamoto Castle
| Siege of Kumamoto Castle | |||||||
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| Part of the Satsuma Rebellion | |||||||
Imperial Japanese Army officers of the Kumamoto garrison, Unknown photographer | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Japan | Satsuma Domain | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Tani Tateki Yamagata Aritomo Kuroda Kiyotaka | Saigō Takamori | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Kumamoto garrison: 4,400 Later reinforcements: 90,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
The siege of Kumamoto Castle (熊本城強襲, Kumamotojō kyōshū) from February 19 to April 12, 1877, in Kumamoto, Japan, was a major battle of the Satsuma Rebellion.