Hongo Fusataro

Hongo Fusataro (本郷 房太郎, Hongō Fusatarō; February 15, 1860 – March 20, 1931) was a Japanese general.[1] He was 71 when he died.

Life

Hongo Fusataro fought at Chinchow, Teilishih and Liiao-yuan in the Russo-Japanese War in 1904-05. During this time he was promoted to major general (1905) and to lieutenant general (1912). Hongo Fusataro was also War Vice-Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Forces in Tsingtao. Fusataro was then made a full general and a member of the Military Council in 1918.

References

  1. ^ "本郷房太郎" [Hongo Fusataro]. Japan Center for Asian Historical Records (in Japanese). National Archives of Japan. Retrieved 2024-02-21.

Further reading

  • 陸軍大将本卿房太郎伝 [Biography of Army General Honkyo Fusataro] (in Japanese). 本郷大将記念事業期成会 [編] [General Hongo Memorial Project Closing Meeting [edited]]. 1933. doi:10.11501/1908792. Retrieved 2024-02-21.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) NDLBibID: 000001225738


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