However, prevented by the 2nd brigade that had landed at Shigetomi in the Kagoshima bay to prevent the southern advancement of Saigo's forces, the attempt failed.
しかしながら、西郷軍の南進を阻止すべく鹿児島湾、重富に上陸した第2旅団にこれを阻まれ、失敗に終わった。