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COMMANDER // 1824–1869

Ōmura Masujirō

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1824 – 1869

1830184018501860Boshin War · 1868-1869Battle of Ueno — July 4, 1868 · Satsuma · Boshin War

Active service 1868 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 44.

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Ōmura Masujirō was a Japanese military leader and theorist in Bakumatsu period Japan. He was the "Father" of the Imperial Japanese Army, launching a modern military force closely patterned after the French system of the day.

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