Battle of Tonegawa

Battle of Tonegawa
Date	1571
Location	Kozuke province
Result	disengagement
Belligerents
Uesugi forces	Takeda forces
Commanders and leaders
Uesugi Kenshin	Takeda Shingen

The Battle of Tonegawa was another battle between Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen during the final years of the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan .

During the year of 1571, the famed Uesugi Kenshin had advanced to the province of Kozuke and attacked the satellite castle of Takeda Shingen --Ishikura castle--. Shingen responded to Kenshin's attack, in which both forces met each other in a stand-off across the Tonegawa river. The opponents eventually disengaged each other after a well-fought battle.^[1]

References[]

^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 221. ISBN 1854095234.

Coordinates: 36°02′N 140°1′E / 36.033°N 140.017°E / 36.033; 140.017

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[Cassell-1] Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 221. ISBN 1854095234.

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