The battle at the Fushimi Bridge. The Imperial forces, at right, absolutely ruined the shogunate troops (at left) with cannon and rifle fire. (Wikimedia Commons) On this day in 1868, 5,000 Imperial Japanese soldiers engaged over 15,000 Tokugawa Shogunate men during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. Taking place near modern-day Kyoto, the battle - which lasted…
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