French Military Mission To Japan (1872–1880)
The 1872–1880 French military mission to Japan was the second French military mission to that country and the first sent by the French Third Republic, Third Republic. It followed the first French military mission to Japan (1867–68), which had ended with the Boshin War and the establishment of the rule of Emperor Meiji. Background The formation of a second military mission to Japan was rather a surprise, as the first French military mission had sided with the ''shōgun'' Tokugawa Yoshinobu against the ruling government of Emperor Meiji during the Boshin War. Furthermore, France had lost some of its military prestige, due to its defeat during the Franco-Prussian War. Nevertheless, France still retained some attractiveness for Japan. This was expressed by the Japanese foreign minister Iwakura Tomomi during his visit (the Iwakura mission) to France in 1873: The mission The mission arrived in Japan in May 1872, headed by Lieutenant Colonel Charles Antoine Marquerie (1824–189 ...
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