The Shogunate infantry, the main force of the former Shogunate forces, advanced on the Toba-kaido Highway, while the Shinsengumi and the soldiers of the Aizu and Kuwana domains advanced to the urban area of Fushimi.
旧幕府軍主力の幕府歩兵隊は鳥羽街道を進み、会津藩、桑名藩の藩兵、新選組などは伏見市街へ進んだ。