Battle of Miyako Bay

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The Battle of Miyako Bay was a naval engagement in 1869 during Japan’s Boshin War, in which remnants of the Tokugawa shogunate’s fleet attempted a surprise attack against Imperial forces as part of the final resistance to the Meiji Restoration.

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Battle of Miyako Bay canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military engagement ⓘ
naval battle ⓘ
belligerent Ezo Republic ⓘ
Imperial Japanese forces ⓘ
Tokugawa shogunate remnants ⓘ
linked to: Tokugawa shogunate
combatType steam warship engagement ⓘ
conflictOf Boshin War ⓘ
Meiji Restoration ⓘ
date 1869-05-06 ⓘ
era early Meiji period ⓘ
late Edo period ⓘ
location Honshu ⓘ
Iwate Prefecture ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
Miyako Bay ⓘ
notableShip Banryū ⓘ
Kaiten ⓘ
Kōtetsu ⓘ
Takao ⓘ
outcome failed surprise attack by Tokugawa naval forces ⓘ
partOf Boshin War ⓘ
final resistance to the Meiji Restoration ⓘ
precededBy Naval Battle of Hakodate Bay ⓘ
relatedTo Battle of Hakodate ⓘ
result Imperial victory ⓘ
significance contributed to the collapse of remaining Tokugawa naval resistance ⓘ
demonstrated effectiveness of modern armored warships in Japan ⓘ
tacticUsed false-flag approach using foreign flags ⓘ
surprise attack ⓘ
year 1869 ⓘ

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Naval Battle of Hakodate → precededBy → Battle of Miyako Bay ⓘ