In early morning, Takamori SAIGO himself commanded from the top of Wada Pass, accompanied by Kirino, Murata, Ikegami, and Beppu, but they were bitterly defeated and could not recover Nobeoka, and retreated to Nagai-mura.
早朝、西郷隆盛自ら桐野・村田・池上・別府らを随えて和田峠頂上で指揮したが、大敗して延岡の回復はならず、長井村へ退いた。