It is said that during the Boshin War, he participated in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi and the Battle of Koshu-Katsunuma, and he was killed in the Battle of Shirakawaguchi.
戊辰戦争時には、鳥羽伏見の戦い、甲州勝沼の戦いに参戦し、白河口の戦いにおいて戦死したとされる。