COMMANDER // 1820–1868
Tanaka Tosa
Japan1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1820 – 1868
Active service 1868 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 48.
Profile
Tanaka Tosa was a Japanese samurai of the Edo period who was a retainer of the Matsudaira clan of Aizu. He served as a karō in the Aizu administration, and fought in the Boshin War. Upon the entry of Imperial Japanese Army forces into the Tsuruga Castle town, he led an effort to halt their advance. Upon defeat, he followed fellow karō Jinbo Kuranosuke into a nearby doctor's house, and committed seppuku.
Battles (1)
1868
Battle of AizuBoshin War · Shogunate