Battle of Mimasetoge
Battle of Mimasetōge | |||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
The battlefield at present | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
forces of Takeda Shingen | forces of Hōjō Ujiyasu | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Takeda Shingen Baba Nobuharu Yamagata Masakage Hara Masatane |
Hōjō Ujiteru Hojo Ujikuni | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
10,000 | 20,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
900 dead | 3200 dead |
The battle of Mimasetōge (三増峠の戦い) took place at Mimase pass in 1569, as the forces of Takeda Shingen withdrew from repeated failed sieges of the Hōjō clan's Odawara Castle in the Kanagawa Prefecture of Japan.
The Hōjō forces, led by the brothers Ujiteru and Ujikuni, lay in wait for Takeda Shingen in the pass of Mimase. The Takeda vanguard, which included Baba Nobuharu, was hard-pressed. Shingen himself led up the Takeda main body.
The battle turned in favor of the Takeda when Yamagata Masakage launched a furious counterattack, inflicting heavy casualties on the Hôjô and forced the Hôjô army to retreat north, allowing the Takeda return to Kai — leaving behind some 900 dead.
See also[]
References[]
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.
Coordinates: 35°32′06″N 139°17′40″E / 35.53500°N 139.29444°E
Categories:
- 1569 in Japan
- Battles of the Sengoku period
- Conflicts in 1569
- Aikawa, Kanagawa
- Japanese battle stubs