The Raijintai was a Japanese guerilla warfare unit of the Kuwana domain, formed in 1868 during the Boshin War, for the purposes of fighting on behalf of the Northern Alliance of Confederated Domains

Ouetsu Reppan Domei

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. Led by Tatsumi Naofumi

Tatsumi Naofumi

was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army during the Meiji period.-Early life:Also known as ' in his youth, Tatsumi was born in the Kuwana domain's Edo residence, to Kuwana retainer Machida Dendayu, and was later adopted by his uncle, Tatsumi Johei...

, the unit excelled in combat, particularly becoming renowned for taking the head of Kiheitai

Kiheitai

The ' was a volunteer militia raised by Chōshū domain during the Bakumatsu period of Japan.Founded in 1863 by Takasugi Shinsaku, the Kiheitai militia consisted of 300-400 men, who came from all social classes, including farmers, merchants, samurai and others. Most were from Chōshū, but a few...

 officer Tokiyama Naohachi in the fighting at Asahiyama.

Along with the whole of the northern clans and the pro-Tokugawa forces loosely allied with them, the Raijintai was defeated in the Boshin War and was disbanded.

External links

• Information on the Raijintai in Tatsumi's Japanese Wikipedia article
• List of military units of the Bakumatsu era