Seigo Yamazawa
| Seigo Yamazawa | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 12 January 1846 Kagoshima, Japan |
| 💀Died | 30 March 1897 Japan30 March 1897 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Japanese |
| 💼 Occupation | Military Officer |
Seigo Yamazawa (Kagoshima, Japan, 12 January 1846 - 30 March 1897). Samurai and Japanese officer who participated in the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878).
Biography[edit]
Seigo Yamazawa was born on 12 January 1846 in what is now Kagoshima Prefecture (previously Satsuma Province under the former division of the country), Japan.
Samurai, oldest son of Judaiyu Yamazawa (山 沢 十 太 夫), who was also a samurai in the province of Satsuma. As a samurai, he was devoted to the military and joined the Imperial Army. In 1869, he participated in the Boshin War, a conflict between the factions of the emperor and shogun, and became a commander of the first battalion, fifth platoon. In the same year, he was ordered to the capital to serve with the Imperial Guard. Created in the beginning of the reign of Emperor Meiji, this unit was charged with protecting the emperor and the Imperial Palace, subordinate only to the emperor directly.
In 1871, he was named as a captain, and participated in the war against the Lord of Chōshū, in Yamaguchi Prefecture. In 1872, he traveled to the United States to undertake studies in military arts. In May 1874, he returned to Japan and in October of that year he was names lieutenant colonel. He began to work for the Ministry of Defense and was invited to France to supervise students in military schools.
During the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878), he was sent to the Balkans as a war correspondent attached to the Imperial Russian Army. By request, he came to perform an active role in the Russian Army and was named commander of a Russian platoon. He participated in the Siege of Plevna (Bulgaria) against the Ottoman Empire, for which he received many decorations.
In 1880 he returned to Japan and ascended to the rank of colonel, having under his command the first and third infantry regiments of the Imperial Army and the first regiment of the Imperial Guard. In May 1885 he was promoted to Division General in command of the third and tenth infantry brigades.
In 1895, he was promoted to Lieutenant General. He participated in the First Sino-Japanese War (1894-1895) as commander of the fourth and fifth infantry divisions. In December 1985, for his participation in the Satsuma Rebellion and the war with China, he was awarded the title of Baron.
He died 30 March 1897 from a serious illness of the lungs. He was entombed in the center of Tokyo and was visited by members of the Bulgarian Embassy.
Decorations[edit]
- Order of the Rising Sun.
- Order of Saint Vladimir, grade IV .
- Georgievski-Andreevska Medal.
- Crossing of the Danube Cross.
- Order of the Sacred Treasure.
- Guerra de Liberación 1877-1878, S., 1986, p. 178 (Освободителната война 1877-1878, С., 1986, с. 178)
- Ikuhiko Hata "Ejército japonés y marina, enciclopedia integral", segunda edición, Universidad de Tokio Press, 2005. (秦郁彦編『日本陸海軍総合事典』第2版、東京大学出版会、2005年)
- Hideki Fukugawa " Enciclopedia de Generales del ejército japonés" Furong Shobo Publishing, 2001. (福川秀樹『日本陸軍将官辞典』芙蓉書房出版、2001年)
- Toyama Misao-hen "Personal del ejército y de la marina de guerra" Furong Shobo Publishing 1981. (外山操編『陸海軍将官人事総覧 陸軍篇』芙蓉書房出版、1981年)
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