Hongo Fusataro Explained

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.

Further reading

• Book: 陸軍大将本卿房太郎伝 . 本郷大将記念事業期成会 [編] [General Hongo Memorial Project Closing Meeting [edited]] . 1933 . ja . Biography of Army General Honkyo Fusataro . 10.11501/1908792 . 2024-02-21 . free. NDLBibID: 000001225738

Notes and References

1. Web site: 本郷房太郎 . Hongo Fusataro . 2024-02-21 . Japan Center for Asian Historical Records . National Archives of Japan . Japanese.