Hasegawa Yoshimichi | |
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長谷川 好道 | |
 Japanese General Count Hasegawa Yoshimichi | |
| Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office | |
| In office 20 January 1912 – 17 December 1915 | |
| Monarchs | |
| Preceded by | Oku Yasukata |
| Succeeded by | Uehara Yūsaku |
| Governor-General of Korea | |
| In office 16 October 1916 – 12 August 1919 | |
| Preceded by | Terauchi Masatake |
| Succeeded by | Saitō Makoto |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 October 1850 |
| Died | 27 January 1924(1924-01-27) (aged 73) |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Empire of Japan |
| Branch/service |  Imperial Japanese Army |
| Years of service | 1871–1916 |
| Rank | Field Marshal |
| Battles/wars | |
MarshalCountHasegawa Yoshimichi (長谷川 好道; 1 October 1850 – 27 January 1924) was afield marshal in theImperial Japanese Army andJapanese Governor General of Korea from 1916 to 1919. His Japanese decorations includedOrder of the Golden Kite (1st class) andOrder of the Chrysanthemum.
Hasegawa was born as the son of asamuraifencing master in theIwakuni sub-fief ofChōshū (present-dayYamaguchi Prefecture), Hasegawa served under the Chōshū forces during theBoshin War from January until March 1868 during theMeiji Restoration which overthrew theTokugawa shogunate.
Upon the formation of theImperial Japanese Army in 1871, Hasegawa was commissioned acaptain. Later, as amajor, he was given command of aregiment during theSatsuma Rebellion, and saw action at the relief ofKumamoto Castle on 14 April 1877.
He traveled toFrance asmilitary attaché in 1885 to study Europeanmilitary strategy,military tactics and equipment. Upon his return to Japan the following year, Hasegawa was promoted tomajor general.
During theFirst Sino-Japanese War, Hasegawa won distinction for valor on behalf of his 12th Infantry Brigade at theBattle of Pyongyang on 15 September 1894 and in skirmishes aroundHaicheng from December 1894 until January 1895. After the war, he was ennobled with the title ofdanshaku (baron) under thekazoku peerage system.
During theRusso-Japanese War, Hasegawa was assigned to theFirst Army under GeneralKuroki Tamemoto as commander of theImperial Guards Division in the spring of 1904. He later fought with distinction at theBattle of the Yalu on 30 April – 1 May 1904, and was soon after promoted togeneral in June 1904.
He was commander of theKorea Garrison Army from September 1904 until December 1908. In 1907, Hasegawa was elevated to the title ofshishaku (viscount).[1] Hasegawa was appointedChief of Staff of theImperial Japanese Army General Staff in 1912. He forcedWar MinisterUehara Yūsaku to resign overPrime MinisterSaionji Kinmochi's tight fiscal policy and attempted revision of the system whereby only active duty officers would be able to serve as Ministers of War and Navy. The collapse of Saionji’s government was known as the "Taishō Political Crisis".
In 1915, Hasegawa was awarded the title offield marshal, and was elevated to the title ofhakushaku (count) in 1916. From October 1916, he served as the secondJapanese Governor-General of Korea, and was later criticized for his military approach to theSamil Independence Movement.[citation needed]
Hasegawa died in 1924. His grave is atAoyama Cemetery inAoyama,Minato,Tokyo.
| Preceded by ViscountTerauchi Masatake | Governor-General of Korea 1916–1919 | Succeeded by |