Dewa Shiget%C5%8D
First SinoJapanese War RussoJapanese War
Dewa was born as the son of a samurai of the Aizu domain . As a youth, he enlisted in the Byakkotai, a reserve unit of the Aizu domains official military. The Byakkotai was called into action, and Dewa served at the Battle of Aizu in the Boshin War.
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