I still feel like a lot of people do not known the origin of the Battō-tai (Drawn Sword Regiment). They were conscripted policemen from clans who resented the Satsuma Rebels, many Aizu or Sendai shizoku who suffered the Satsuma in the previous Boshin-settsō (1868-1869).
@@junaugust2705 The Battō-Tai (translated as Drawn Sword Regiment) was a force created in 1877 by Prince Yamagata Aritomo and the Meiji Goverment. This force was largely conscripted from capable swordsmen and martial artists who were knowledgeable in sword fighting and in ambush tactics. They were mostly conscripted from old clans (Han) or houses that resented the Satsuma rebels (which btw where the ones who rebelled in 1877, for a lot of reasons but long story made short they didn’t like that the new government had stripped off the samurai’s old rights and “value”) The detachment fought in the Battle of Tabaruzaka successfully defeating the Satsuma rebels, losing 25 men and injuring 54. Around this time, a French composer Charles Leroux (using the lyrics from Japanese Toyama Masakazu) composed a gunka (war song) describing the supply problems and difficult conditions that this force suffered in the battle. This is the origin of the famous war march, and the rest is history.
historic seinan war reality It is the largest shootout in the civil war. Satsuma Ancestors 1952 ～ 1598 Repelling 100 times more enemies ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-q83RBq-WeTM.html
I've never heard a war song that praises the enemy so much, as Battotai. Figures though since the enemy in this is still Japanese, and their only crime being not supporting the Emperor.
I wonder what would happen if, rather than fight the rebellion to the bitter end, satsuma fled Japan along with his loyal followers and where would he end up? China? Korea? Philippines? Or any of the nearby islands? Damn.
Probably just in a small province somewhere in southeast asia. He won't be Koxinga but it would be a popular tourist destination. Maybe the Kirill islands or somewhere off Russia makes sense too.
