noun
Battle of Hokuetsu (1868)
A specific historical battle during the Boshin War, fought in the Hokuetsu region (present-day Niigata Prefecture).
北越戦争は、戊辰戦争の一環として新政府軍と旧幕府軍の間で行われた。
The Battle of Hokuetsu was fought between the new government forces and the former shogunate forces as part of the Boshin War.
The Boshin War (1868–1869), of which the Battle of Hokuetsu was a part.
Compound of 北越 (Hokuetsu, an old regional name for the northern part of the Hokuriku region) and 戦争 (war).