10,000 men force to form the core of the new Imperial Japanese Army. As Ōmura had hoped for, the French military mission returned in 1872 to help equip and train the new army. Although Ōmura died before having the opportunity to enforce many of his radical ideas, the lasting impression that he left on his followers led to his policies and ideas to shape the making of the Meiji military years later. Notes References and further reading Huber, Thomas. The Revolutionary Origins of Modern Japan. Stanford University Press (1981) Kublin, Hyman. "The 'Modern' Army of Early Meiji Japan". The Far Eastern Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 1. (November, 1949), pp. 20–41. Norman, E. Herbert. "Soldier and Peasant in Japan: The Origins of Conscription." Pacific Affairs 16#1 (1943), pp. 47–64. External links National Diet Library Bio & Photo Global Security - Meiji Military 1824 births 1869 deaths People from Yamaguchi (city) Japanese military leaders Meiji Restoration People of Meiji-period Japan Assassinated Japanese politicians People murdered in Japan 1869 murders in Japan