In response, the pro-alliance domains of Morioka and Ichinoseki sent troops to attack Kubota; the alliance troops had made serious advances by the time the war ended in northern Honshū.
The pro-alliance domains of Morioka and Ichinoseki sent troops. This was in response. This was to attack Kubota. The alliance troops had made serious advances by the time. The war ended the time in northern Honshū.