Second Konodai 1564 - January 7

Having received a report that the Satomi force had capture Konodai castle, Hojo Ujiyasu summoned his retainers and ordered the advance to Konodai. Although the Hojo army was more that double the strength of Satomi Yoshihiro”s army, many men were …

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Having received a report that the Satomi force had capture Konodai castle, Hojo Ujiyasu summoned his retainers and ordered the advance to Konodai. Although the Hojo army was more that double the strength of Satomi Yoshihiro”s army, many men were lost in the initial fight as they attempted to cross the Ichikawa. But soon, by the sheer weight of numbers, the Hojo army was able to cross and gained the enemy Hank. During the Satomi withdrawal Ota Sukemasa was wounded twice. The first day's action had gone somewhat well for the Hojo army.

Kōnodai, Shimōsa Province, Japan

In the second battle of Kōnodai, fought in 1564, Hōjō Ujiyasu led his men to victory against Satomi Yoshihiro. Both Ujiyasu and Yoshihiro were the sons of the commanders at the first battle of Kōnodai, in which Hōjō Ujitsuna defeated the combined forces of Satomi Yoshitaka and Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Oyumi) . Outnumbered 20,000 to 8,000, Satomi fell back when the Hōjō vanguard advanced. But this was a feint, and an attempt to draw his enemy into a trap. However, Hōjō Ujiyasu expected a trap of this sort, and had sent his son, Ujimasa, with a small force to attack the Satomi rear, surrounding, and later Ujiyasu defeated Yoshihiro.

Wikipedia: Battle of Konodai (1564)

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