Prince Komatsu Akihito

Komatsu Akihito 小松宮彰仁親王
Chief of the Imperial Japanese Army General Staff Office
In office January 26, 1895 – January 20, 1898
Monarch	Meiji
Preceded by	Prince Arisugawa Taruhito
Succeeded by	Kawakami Soroku
Personal details
Born	February 11, 1846 Kyoto, Tokugawa shogunate
Died	February 18, 1903(1903-02-18) (aged 57) Tokyo, Empire of Japan
Awards	Order of the Golden Kite (2nd class) Order of the Rising Sun (1st class) Order of the Chrysanthemum.
Military service
Allegiance	Empire of Japan
Branch/service	Imperial Japanese Army
Years of service	1867–1895
Rank	Field Marshal , Commander in Chief
Battles/wars	Boshin War Satsuma Rebellion First Sino-Japanese War

Prince Komatsu Akihito (小松宮彰仁親王, Komatsu-no-miya Akihito shinnō, February 11, 1846 – February 18, 1903) was a Japanese career officer in the Imperial Japanese Army, who was a member of the Fushimi-no-miya, one of the shinnōke branches of the Imperial Family of Japan, which were eligible to succeed to the Chrysanthemum Throne.