Katsu Kaishū
During the Boshin War of the Meiji restoration, Katsu Kaishū dispatched the Shinsengumi under Kondo Isami to seize Kōfu Castle before it could fall into the hands of the advancing Imperial army. However, the Imperial army led by Itagaki Taisuke reached Kōfu first and took the castle without a fight. The Imperial Army then defeated the Shinsegumi at the Battle of Katsunuma to prevent it from reaching the castle.