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Kawai Tsugunosuke

Kawai Tsugunosuke
Kawai Tsugunosuke
Born(1827-01-27)January 27, 1827
Died(1868-10-01)October 1, 1868
OccupationKarō of Nagaoka Domain
SpousesNagino Suga

Kawai Tsugunosuke (河井 継之助, January 27, 1827 – October 1, 1868) was a Japanese samurai of the late Edo period, who served the Makino clan of Nagaoka. Kawai was a senior military commander of Nagaoka forces during the Boshin War of 1868–1869. He escaped to nearby Aizu after his domain's fall; however, he contracted gangrene from an untreated leg wound, and died in Aizu.


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Kawai Tsugunosuke German Kawai Tsugunosuke French 河井継之助 Japanese 카와이 츠기노스케 Korean Каваи Цугуносукэ Russian Каваї Цуґуносуке Ukrainian

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