The government army closed in on Oguchi, and the detached 2nd brigade, which had seized Hitoyoshi, attacked the main force of the Satsuma army in Ohata to advance to the Iino, Kakuto and Yoshidagoe areas.
官軍は大口へ迫り、人吉を占領した別働第二旅団は飯野・加久藤・吉田越地区進出のため、大畑の薩軍本隊に攻撃を加えた。