Battle of Shiroyama (Q1788393)

Summary from 日本語 / Japanese Wikipedia (jawiki)

城山の戦い(しろやまのたたかい)は、1877年(明治10年)9月24日に当時劣勢であった西郷隆盛率いる薩摩藩士族と山縣有朋、川村純義率いる大日本帝国陸軍との間で鹿児島県鹿児島府の城山で行われた西南戦争の決戦。

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The Battle of Shiroyama (城山の戦い, Shiroyama no tatakai) took place on 24 September 1877, in Kagoshima, Japan. It was the final battle of the Satsuma Rebellion, where the heavily outnumbered samurai under Saigō Takamori made their last stand against Imperial Japanese Army troops under the command of General Yamagata Aritomo and Admiral Kawamura Sumiyoshi. The battle culminated in the annihilation of Saigō and his army, marking the end of the Satsuma Rebellion. The Imperial Army's victory consolidated their power, and the Satsuma Rebellion was the last instance of internal mutiny seen in the Empire of Japan.

Summary from 汉语 / Chinese Wikipedia (zhwiki)

Summary from Français / French Wikipedia (frwiki)

La bataille de Shiroyama (城山の戦い, Shiroyama no tatakai) se déroule le à Kagoshima au Japon. Elle constitue le dernier épisode de la rébellion de Satsuma, durant laquelle les samouraïs du domaine de Satsuma mènent une série de batailles sur l'île japonaise de Kyūshū en 1877.

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