Career
Kawai was a senior military commander of Nagaoka forces during the Boshin War of 1868-1869. He escaped to nearby Aizu after his domain"s fall. However, he contracted gangrene from an untreated leg wound, and died in Aizu.
河井 継之助
Kawai was a senior military commander of Nagaoka forces during the Boshin War of 1868-1869. He escaped to nearby Aizu after his domain"s fall. However, he contracted gangrene from an untreated leg wound, and died in Aizu.