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351: 206: 258:. Hideryu was known for his interest in Western studies, especially that of modern maritime defense, studying with Dutch sailors in Nagasaki and swordsmanship from the Shinto Nenryu school. Bankichi would receive an early appreciation for Western artillery and naval warfare through the advances being promulgated in the Izo region by the Nirayama. 54: 404:
Bankichi would be imprisoned at the Tatsunokuchi Tadasu Interrogation Office in Tokyo with Ezo Republic President Takeaki Enomoto and other Bakufu loyalists, who surrendered on May 18. It was reported Bankichi studied English while in prison, but died on July 5, 1871. He would later be buried at the
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attack, saying, "I washed my face, changed into a new shirt, and joked, today is a good day to die." Luckily for Bankichi, the wind would shift, giving the Banryu's greater sail area an advantage over the Kōtetsu, and they would manage to escape to Hakodate
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Imperial troops soon consolidated their hold on mainland Japan, and dispatched troops to Hokkaido in April 1869. As Ezo troops fortified their defenses in anticipation, Bankichi would provide cover to Enomoto's forces as they seized
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In January 1872, he was posthumously exonerated along with the pardon of Takeaki Enomoto and other shogunate leaders.
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in March 1869, Bankichi was unable enter the harbor due to a storm and was forced to retreat to
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commenced on May 11, 1869, Bankichi drove vertically and horizontally as the last ship in the
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Matsuoka Bankichi (right) with Enomoto (seated right) and members of Ezo leadership
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from Dutch instructors. After graduating, he served as an instructor at the
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between the shogunate and the imperial court to a head, sparking the
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As We Saw Them: The First Japanese Embassy to the United States
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In 1856, Bankichi was sent to study naval art at the
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Index

Japanese name
surname

Izu
Shizuoka Prefecture
Hiragana
Shinjitai
Romanization

Tokugawa Navy
Boshin War
Japanese warship Banryū
Battle of Hakodate
Izu
Nirayama Daikansho
Nagasaki Naval Training Center
Gunkan Training Center
ja
Tsukiji
diplomatic mission
Kanrin Maru
blue water
John Manjiro
Yukichi Fukuzawa
Ogasawara Islands
Hahajima
Tokugawa Iemochi
Emperor Kōmei
tension
Boshin War

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