Nozu Michitsura
Marquis Nozu Michitsura , was a Japanese field marshal and leading figure in the early Imperial Japanese Army. His wife was the younger sister of fellow general Takashima Tomonosuke.
Nozu was born in Kagoshima as the second son of a lowranking samurai of the Satsuma Domain. He studied Japanese swordsmanship under Yakumaru Kaneyoshi, a noted instructor within Satsuma Domain, and was appointed a company commander during in the Boshin War of the Meiji Restoration. Nozu was at every major battle in the war, from the Battle of TobaFushimi, to the Battle of Aizu and the Battle of Hakodate.
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