What is Battle of Futamata?
{{Infobox military conflict | conflict = | image = Futamata from Daibayama.jpg | image_size = | caption = Ono Kawashita Futami district (from Daibayama) | partof = the [[Boshin War]] | date = April 13 - April 29, 1869 | place = Ono Village, Kameda District, Oshima Province (now Nakayama Pass, Hokuto City, Hokkaido) | result = Bakufu victory (1st battle)<br>Imperial victory (2nd battle) | combatant1 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Japanese_Emperor.svg}} [[Empire of Japan|Japan]] | combatant2 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Ezo.svg}} [[Republic of Ezo|Ezo Republic]] (remaining Shogunate forces) | commander1 = {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Japanese_Emperor.svg}} [[Masagorō Komai]]{{KIA}} <br> {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Japanese_Emperor.svg}} [[Mitsutaro Takigawa]] | commander2 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Ezo.svg}} [[:en:Hijikata_Toshizō|Hijikata Toshizō]] | strength1 = 800 | strength2 = 400 | casualties1 = 30 killed | casualties2 = 6 killed | campaignbox = }} The '''Battle of Futamata''' was fought in the [[Oshima Province]] on April 13 - April 29, 1869 and was one of the battles during the [[Battle of Hakodate]]. The remnant of the [[Bakufu Army]] set up a defense around [[:en:Odaiba|Odaiba]] and used variety of weapons ([[Katana|katanas]], [[:en:Tanegashima_(Japanese_matchlock)|''tanegashima'' matchlocks]], [[:en:Yari|Yari spears]] and [[:en:Bavarian_Model_1842_Musket|muskets]]) against [[Imperial Japanese Army|Japanese forces]] who were marching to the two-pronged entrance leading to [[Hakodate]], and blocked the advance of the new government army for two weeks. == Background == On April 9, 1869, 1,500 Japanese troops landed in [[:en:Otobe,_Hokkaido|Otobe]] and began marching toward Hakodate from three routes. One of them, [[Futamata]], was the shortest route to Hakodate, and was the only place that crossed the pass from [[Inakuraishi]] between Futamata to [[Onomura]]. The commander was Masagorō Komai, a [[:en:Chōshū_Domain|Choshu]] [[samurai]]. There were 500 [[:en:Ma