Kawai Tsugunosuke
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Kawai Tsugunosuke | |
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| Kawai Tsugunosuke | |
| Born | (1827年01月27日)January 27, 1827 |
| Died | (1868年10月01日)October 1, 1868 |
| Occupation | Karō of Nagaoka Domain |
| Spouses | Nagino Suga |
In this Japanese name, the surname is Kawai.
Kawai Tsugunosuke (河井 継之助, January 27, 1827 – October 1, 1868) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Makino clan of Nagaoka. Kawai was a senior military commander of Nagaoka forces during the Boshin War of 1868–1869. He escaped to nearby Aizu after his domain's fall; however, he contracted gangrene from an untreated leg wound, and died in Aizu.
References
[edit ]- Sasaki Suguru (2002). Boshin sensō: haisha no Meiji ishin. Tokyo: Chūōkōron-shinsha.
