In exchange for that large death toll, the government army overwhelmed the Satsuma army in the battle of Tabaru Slope, and steadily took the first step toward the rescue of Kumamoto Garrison.
こうして多大な戦死者を出しながらも、官軍は田原坂の戦いで薩軍を圧倒し、着実に熊本鎮台救援の第一歩を踏み出した。