Battōtai
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- Country
- Japan
- Conflict
- Battle of Tabaruzaka
- Military branch
- Imperial Japanese Army
- Image
- Battle of Tabaruzaka Nishiki-e.jpg
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- Commons category
- Battōtai
- inception
- 1877-03-11
- named by
- Yamagata Aritomo
- depicted by
- Battōtai
- armament
- Japanese sword
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thumb|right|250px|The Battōtai
were a special police squad formed in Japan by the Meiji government in 1877 during the Satsuma Rebellion. The detachment was armed with Japanese swords. The members of Battotai defeated the rebels in the Battle of Tabaruzaka. Their success in sword fighting led to a renewed interest in the art of kenjutsu, which had been abandoned after the Meiji restoration, and, as a result, the formation of modern kendo.
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