This will be a short AAR describing events and operations as they will unfold in our 24-nation multiplayer game in 1868.
Early January 1868
The old main Tokugawa army of Edo has been left without a General as the last Tokugawa Shogun has disagreed with the Chrysanthemum Throne over its commanding priorities. The loyalties of this army's officers seem to lie with the Emperor, together with Matsudaira Katamori who feels that his distant cousin's time has probably come and cannot be salvaged anymore. The Shogun must yield to the Emperor. The Matsudairas are many brothers, most of them openly supporting the Bakufu, but Katamori is not convinced the Shogunate can last more. Nevertheless he agrees to move from his home fief in Sendai towards Edo and make sure Tokugawa Yoshinobu finds a solution directly with the Emperor.
In the meantime, the imperialist-backing clans of Tosa (Matsuyama), Choshu (Hiroshima), and Satsuma (Kagoshima) are openly defying the Bakufu's orders regarding rearmament priorities and have ordered new steam corvettes for their private navies.
Early January 1868
The old main Tokugawa army of Edo has been left without a General as the last Tokugawa Shogun has disagreed with the Chrysanthemum Throne over its commanding priorities. The loyalties of this army's officers seem to lie with the Emperor, together with Matsudaira Katamori who feels that his distant cousin's time has probably come and cannot be salvaged anymore. The Shogun must yield to the Emperor. The Matsudairas are many brothers, most of them openly supporting the Bakufu, but Katamori is not convinced the Shogunate can last more. Nevertheless he agrees to move from his home fief in Sendai towards Edo and make sure Tokugawa Yoshinobu finds a solution directly with the Emperor.
In the meantime, the imperialist-backing clans of Tosa (Matsuyama), Choshu (Hiroshima), and Satsuma (Kagoshima) are openly defying the Bakufu's orders regarding rearmament priorities and have ordered new steam corvettes for their private navies.
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