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COMMANDER // 1836–1908

Enomoto Takeaki

vice admiralJapan2 battles1 war

Lifespan

1836 – 1908

1840185018601870188018901900Boshin War · 1868-1869Battle of Awa — January 28, 1868 · Tokugawa shogunate · Boshin WarBattle of Hakodate — December 4, 1868 · Ezo Republic · Boshin War

Active service 1868 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 32.

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Viscount Enomoto Takeaki was a Japanese samurai and admiral of the Tokugawa navy of Bakumatsu period Japan, who remained faithful to the Tokugawa shogunate and fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War. He later served in the Meiji government as one of the founders of the Imperial Japanese Navy.

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Battles (2)

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