The Fall of Osaka castle refers to the capture of the Tokugawa-held Osaka Castle by pro-Imperial "Kangun" forces on February 2, 1868. The fall followed the Tokugawa defeat in the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. Troops loyal to the Bakufu tried to regroup under Tokugawa Yoshinobu. At Osaka Castle, Tokugawa Yoshinobu gathered his advisors and military leaders to plan strategy and, to boost morale, advised that he would personally take to the field as commander of bakufu forces.