On March 20, the advance party of the Satsuma army and the government army led by Colonel TAKASHIMA fiercely fought across the Hikawa River, and the Satsuma army advanced to the opposite bank.
3月20日、薩軍先遣隊と高島大佐率いる官軍は氷川を挟んで激戦し、薩軍は対岸に進出した。