Battle of Tonegawa

The Battle of Tonegawa was a battle during the final years of the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan.

Battle of Tonegawa
Date1571
Location
Kozuke province
Result disengagement
Belligerents
Uesugi forces Takeda forces
Commanders and leaders
Uesugi Kenshin Takeda Shingen

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


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