Although it became the base for the new government's forces, the Akita Domain was isolated and attacked from the south by the Shonai Domain, from the southeast by the Sendai Domain, and from the northeast by the Nanbu Domain.
秋田藩は東北での新政府軍の拠点となったが、孤立状態にあり、南から庄内藩、南東から仙台藩、北東から南部藩に侵攻された。