Soon after the outbreak of Boshin War on January 27, 1868, the new Meiji government ordered the domain of Bizen to guard Settsu Province, Nishinomiya (present-day Nishinomiya City) in order to contain the domain of Amagasaki (present-day Hyogo Prefecture), which was on the side of the Tokugawa family. |
慶応4年1月3日 (旧暦)(1868年1月27日)、戊辰戦争が開戦、間も無く、徳川方の尼崎藩(現・兵庫県)を牽制するため、明治新政府は備前藩に摂津国西宮(現・西宮市)の警備を命じた。 |