On May 22, Sangun KAWAMURA made one and a half battalions of the 4th brigade and two companies of the detached 3rd brigade as the right flank and two and a half battalions of the detached 1st brigade as the left flank get on board four warships and small boats, and made the troops land at Shigetomi while supporting them with bombardment from the warships and made them attack the Satsuma army in the rear.
5月22日、川村参軍は第4旅団1個大隊半・別働第3旅団2個中隊を右翼、別働第1旅団2個大隊半を左翼として軍艦4隻と小舟に分乗させ、艦砲で援護しながら重富に上陸させて薩軍の後方を攻撃させた。