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The Crocodile Siege
Part of the wars of the Chōshū Domain during the prelude to the Boshin War
Date17–21 May 1865
Location
Result Decisive Tsushima-Fuchū victory
Belligerents
Chōshū Domain Tsushima-Fuchū Domain
Commanders and leaders
Mōri Tanefusa Sō Yoshiakira  
Sō Shinsaku
Strength
585 270
Casualties and losses
480 153

The Crocodile Siege was the name given to the Chōshū's siege of Tsushima Castle between 17–21 May 1865 during the prelude to the Boshin war. The battle concluded in a decisive Tsushima-Fuchū victory over the Chōshū despite the daimyo of the Tsushima-Fuchū Domain, Sō Yoshiakira, falling in battle.