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  Enomoto Takeaki Summary
Enomoto was subsequently appointed navy minister (1876–1882), minister to China (1882–1884), and he held cabinet posts in communications, education, foreign affairs, agriculture, and commerce He was made a viscount in 1887 and named adviser to the Privy Council in 1890.
Enomoto Takeaki (榎本 武揚 Enomoto Takeaki, August 25, 1836–August 26, 1908) was a Japanese Navy admiral faithful to the Tokugawa Shogunate, who fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War, but later served in the government.
Enomoto was born as a member of a retainer family of the Tokugawa clan.
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 Science Fair Projects - Enomoto Takeaki
Enomoto Takeaki (榎本 武揚; August 5, 1836 - August 26, 1908) was a Japanese Navy admiral faithful to the Tokugawa Shogunate, who fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War, but later served in the government.
Upon his return, Enomoto Takeaki was promoted to Kaigun Fukusosai (海軍副総裁), the second highest rank in the Tokugawa Shogunate Navy, at the age of 31.
After three years in prison, Enomoto was forgiven for the crime in 1872 and appointed as the government official of the Hokkaido agency.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Enomoto_Takeaki   (519 words)

  
 Footnotes to History- D to F
Enomoto Takeaki was admiral of the Tokugawa navy, but refused to meet fellow Japanese in battle.
Enomoto declared himself President of the Republic of Ezo in January of 1869.
An Imperial fleet was sent to Ezo in May. Rather than subject Japan to civil war, Enomoto destroyed his arms and surrendered.
www.buckyogi.com /footnotes/natdf.htm   (4714 words)

  
 Boshin War   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Meanwhile, the leader of the shogun's navy, Enomoto Takeaki, refused to surrender his ships and escaped north with the remnants of the navy (eight steam warships: Kaiten, Banryū, Chiyodagata, Chōgei, Kaiyō Maru, Kanrin Maru, Mikaho and Shinsoku), and 2,000 members of the navy, in the hope of staging a counter-attack together with the northern daimyo.
Following defeat on Honshū, Enomoto Takeaki fled to Hokkaidō with the remnants of the navy and his handful of French advisers.
In the case of Enomoto Takeaki, former leader of the pro-shogunate forces, who would later serve as envoy to Russia and China and as education minister.
www.tocatch.info /en/Boshin_War.htm   (5119 words)

  
 Japanese battleship Kaiyo Maru
She was brought back to Japan early in 1867 by Enomoto Takeaki, a Japanese Navy student who had been sent to study Naval science in the Netherlands for five years, together with fifteen other students.
Enomoto Takeaki was to become vice-admiral (副総裁) of the; modernized Bakufu fleet upon his return to Japan, and Kaiyō Maru was to become his flagship.
Her demise is said to have demoralized Enomoto Takeaki, who had brought her from the other side of the world, and clearly reduced the chances of the rebel forces to succeed.
www.zdnet.co.za /wiki/Japanese_battleship_Kaiyo_Maru   (726 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Enomoto Takeaki
The next year, the Meiji Governmental Army and Navy invaded Hokkaidō and defeated the former Shogunate Army, as well as the Navy of the Republic in the Naval Battle of Hakodate.
He was to become one of the few former Tokugawa retainers who could exert political influence in Meiji Japan as well, since politics in these days were dominated by the anti-Tokugawa clans from Chōshū and Satsuma.
In 1880, Enomoto rose as high as Navy Minister (海軍卿) of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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 Oh Shit It's On Fire!
Furuya Sakuzaemon, who was a Tokugawa retainer, military commander, and part of Enomoto Izumi no Kami Takeaki's short-lived Ezo Republic, was born a peasant, in Kyushu's Chikugo province.
To this effect, on October 17, Hijikata Toshizo and Enomoto Takeaki himself were summoned to Aoba Castle, where they took part in a war council presided over by the Lord of Sendai (Date Yoshikuni).
Enomoto Takeaki was elected president by 156 votes, and Sakuzaemon was selected as infantry commander.
www.greatestjournal.com /users/masayoshi/98541.html   (983 words)

  
 Enomoto Takeaki - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Enomoto Takeaki (榎本 武揚 Enomoto Takeaki, August 25, 1836-August 26, 1908) was a Japanese Navy admiral faithful to the Tokugawa Shogunate, who fought against the new Meiji government until the end of the Boshin War, but later served in the government.
During his stay in Europe, Enomoto had realised that the telegraph would be an important means of communication in the future, and started planning a system to connect Edo and Yokohama.
Part of the fleet of Enomoto Takeaki off Shinagawa in 1868.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Enomoto_Takeaki   (886 words)

  
 Hakodate
After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868-1869), a part of the Shogun's navy led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki fled to the northern island of Ezo (now known as Hokkaido).
With no prospect of victory, Enomoto decided to destroy his arms, and on 18 May 1869, the Republic surrendered without a fight and accepted the Meiji Emperor's rule.
Enomoto was sentenced to a brief prison sentence, but was freed in 1872 and accepted a post as a government official in the newly renamed Hokkaido Land Agency.
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 Republic of Ezo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the defeat of the forces of the Tokugawa Shogunate in the Boshin War (1868–1869), a part of the Shogun's navy led by Admiral Enomoto Takeaki (1836–1908) fled to the northern island of Ezo (now known as Hokkaido), together with several thousand soldiers and a handful of French military advisors and their leader, Jules Brunet.
Enomoto decided to surrender on May 17, turning the Goryokaku over to Satsuma staff officer Kuroda Kiyotaka on May 18, 1869.
Kuroda is said to have been deeply impressed by Enomoto's dedication in combat, and is remembered as the one who spared the latter's life from execution.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Republic_of_Ezo   (900 words)

  
 JANM/INRP-Timeline-Mexico
A major agreement in this treaty is the recognition of the Japanese sovereignty by Mexico, which made it possible for Japan to sign reciprocal treaties with other countries of the world.
Toshibumi Murota, Consul of Japan in Mexico, appointed by Takeaki Enomoto, is the negotiator for the land purchase.
Contract of purchase-sale between Viscount Takeaki Enomoto and the governor of Mexico.
www.janm.org /projects/inrp/english/time_mexico.htm   (732 words)

  
 TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE
Because agriculture formed the basis for economic development during the period, a number of experimental stations and agricultural schools were established throughout the country.
ENOMOTO Takeaki, who was formerly a minister of the Tokugawa Shogunate Government and later also a minister of the Meiji Government, became the Chairman of the Tokugawa Ikuei Kai Foundation established in 1855 in order to provide education and training for the former Tokugawa officials’ children.
ENOMOTO Takeaki, who was the Chairman of the Tokugawa Ikuei Kai Foundation.
www.nodai.ac.jp /english/outline/history.html   (688 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
The film's plot is loosely based on the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion led by Saigō Takamori, and also on the story of Jules Brunet, a French army captain who fought alongside Enomoto Takeaki in the Boshin War.
The historical roles in Japanese westernization by the United Kingdom, Germany and France are largely attributed to the United States in the film, and characters in the film and the real story are simplified for plot purposes.
Historically, the only major case of foreigners taking an active role in a Japanese civil war is that of the French military advisers under Jules Brunet (initially members of the 1867 French Military Mission), who joined the forces favourable to the Shogun under Enomoto Takeaki, during the Boshin war.
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 Enomoto Takeaki - Japanese Politician Declaring Hokkaido as Independent Nation
Enomoto Takeaki (1836-1908) was a Japanese politician who fought against the new Meiji government, declaring Hokkaido (Ezo) as an independent nation.
In 25 December, they declared foundation of the Republic of Hokkaido (Ezo Kyowakoku), and elected Enomoto as resident.
Enomoto was allowed the crime in 1872 and appointed as the government official of the Hokkaido agency.
www.japan-101.com /history/enomoto_takeaki.htm   (287 words)

  
 ShinsengumiHQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Enomoto Takeaki (1836-1908) was a senior officer in the
Enomoto was the one who carried Otori and Hijikata
Enomoto became president, Otori was Army Minister, and
www.shinsengumihq.com /KyuBakufu.htm   (727 words)

  
 Amazon.com: "Enomoto Takeaki": Key Phrase page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
Fighting continued in the north, and Enomoto Takeaki had sailed the shogun's fleet off to Hokkaid.
Beginning in late spring and continuing throughout much of the early summer of that year, the former Tokugawa naval leader Enomoto Takeaki led a sizable navy-based revolt against the imperial government.
A force led by Enomoto Takeaki attacked imperial troops sent to establish the new government in Matsumae on Hokkaido.
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They joined the former shogun fleet led by Takeaki Enomoto.
On december 25th, 1868, Enomoto organised elections to create a government like american's one.
In the Goryokaku fortress, Enomoto decided that the fight was now futile.
membres.lycos.fr /japon1868   (1156 words)

  
 The Last Samurai Movie
It is set in the Empire of Japan during 1876-1877.
The film's plot is very loosely based on the 1877 Satsuma Rebellion led by Saigo Takamori, and also on the story of Jules Brunet, a French army captain who fought alongside Enomoto Takeaki in the Boshin War.
The roles of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the French Third Republic are largely portrayed as United States actions, and characters in the film and the real story are oversimplified.
www.junkyardsamurai.com /the-last-samurai-movie.html   (1101 words)

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