| On February 5th, four hundred infantry soldiers from the Denshutai (army of the Tokugawa shogunate) strategically deserted to the Hachioji region (Later, these troops were to join up with the army of Keisuke OTORI.). |
2月5日には伝習隊の歩兵400名が八王子方面に脱走（後に大鳥圭介軍に合流する）。 |