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Kiheitai

Japanese irregular troop unit

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association with Yamagata Aritomo

  • Yamagata Aritomo
    In Yamagata Aritomo: Early career

    …chosen commanding officer of the Kiheitai, the best-known of the irregular troop units formed by the revolutionaries in Chōshū. He was wounded while serving during the Shimonoseki Incident in 1864—the bombardment of Chōshū by an allied fleet of Western powers that destroyed Japanese defenses. The defeat opened Yamagata’s eyes to…

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