COMMANDER // 1845–1898
Yamakawa Hiroshi
major generalJapan1 battle1 war
Lifespan
1845 – 1898
Active service 1868 — 1 battle across 1 war; first command at age 23.
Profile
Baron Yamakawa Hiroshi was a Japanese general, samurai, politician and educator. Originally a samurai from Aizu Domain during Bakumatsu, he became a general in the early Meiji era Imperial Japanese Army. He was also one of the first persons, together with his brother Kenjirō, to write a history of the Aizu War from the Aizu perspective. His brother-in-law was general Oyama Iwao, who married his sister Sutematsu.
Battles (1)
1868
Battle of AizuBoshin War · Shogunate