On the next day, May 25, the 4th brigade advanced towards the south along the Shimoda-kaido Road, attacked the Beppu-tai troop and the 10th company of the Shinbu-tai troop on the rear from Sakamoto, Saibara, and Katsurayama, and drove them away to Yoshino.
翌25日、第四旅団は下田街道を南下し、坂元・催馬楽・桂山から別府隊・振武隊十番中隊の背後を攻撃し、吉野へ追い落とした。