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| Marquis Nozu Michitsura | |
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| 17 December 1840 - 18 October 1908 | |
 Japanese General Marquis Nozu Michitsura |
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| Place of birth | Kagoshima, Satsuma Domain, Japan |
| Place of death | Tokyo, Japan |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Service/branch |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1871 -1906 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Commands held | Imperial Japanese Army |
| Battles/wars | Boshin War First Sino-Japanese War Russo-Japanese War |
| Awards | Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum. |
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Nozu.
Michitsura Nozu (野津道貫 Nozu Michitsura?, 17 December 1840 - 18 October 1908), was a Japanese field marshal and leading figure in the early Imperial Japanese Army.
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Biography
Born in Kagoshima as the son of a samurai of the Satsuma domain, Nozu took part in the Boshin War. In 1871, he was appointed an army major, and later fought against his former colleagues in the Satsuma Rebellion. In 1878, he became commander of the Tokyo military district. Together with War Minister Oyama Iwao, he visited Europe to examine the military systems of various European nations. On returning to Japan, he was appointed commander of the Hiroshima military district and promoted to general in 1894. 1
During the First Sino-Japanese War Nozu led the Hiroshima Division at the Battle of Pyongyang (1894). He succeeded General Yamagata Aritomo as command-in-chief of the Japanese Manchurian Army, and fought in that capacity throughout the remainder of the war. Afterwards, he successively held various military posts including Commander of the Imperial Guard Division, Inspector-General of Military Training, and a member of the Military Councilor.
For his services, Emperor Meiji granted him the rank of viscount (shishaku) under the kazoku peerage system in 1895. 2
Nozu commanded the Japanese Fourth Army in the Russo-Japanese War, and was promoted to field marshal in 1906. His title was also upgraded to koshaku(marquis) in 1906.
Nozu's decorations included the Order of the Golden Kite (1st class) and the Grand Cordon of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum.
He served as a member of the House of Peers of the Diet of Japan from 1907 until his death in 1908. His grave is at the Aoyama Cemetery in downtown Tokyo.
References
Books
- Dupuy, Trevor N. (1992). Encyclopedia of Military Biography. I B Tauris & Co Ltd. ISBN 1-85043-569-3.
- Jansen, Marius B. (1986). Japan in Transition: From Tokugawa to Meiji The Making of Modern Japan. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0674009916.
- Paine, S.C.M (2002). The Sino-Japanese War of 1894–1895: Perceptions, Power, and Primacy. London: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-81714-5.
External links
- National Diet Library. "Nozu, Michitsura". Portraits of Modern Historical Figures.
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