Anegawa 1570 - Oda against Asai

As both sides deployed for battle with Oda facing Asai and Tokugawa against Asakura, the one engagement actually became two separate battles. On the Oda right flank, the Asai were having the better of Nobunaga's troops. One Asai samurai named …

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As both sides deployed for battle with Oda facing Asai and Tokugawa against Asakura, the one engagement actually became two separate battles. On the Oda right flank, the Asai were having the better of Nobunaga's troops. One Asai samurai named Endo Kizaemon had resolved to take Nobunaga's head and came close to penetrating the Oda lines. Seeing his plight, Nobunaga called forward all his reserves. Finally the disparity in numbers was enough to drive the Asai from the field.

Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, Japan

The battle came as a Azai and Asakura reaction to Oda Nobunaga's sieges of the castles of Odani and Yokoyama, which belonged to the Azai and Asakura clans. It was also referred to as the Battle of Nomura (Nomura Kassen) by the Oda and Azai clans and the Battle of Mitamura (Mitamura Kassen) by the Asakura clan. The Oda-Tokugawa allies marched on Odani castle, prompting Nagamasa to send for help from Echizen. Asakura Yoshikage sent an army to support him and the combined Azai-Asakura force marched out to confront Nobunaga in the field. Nobunaga reacted by placing a screen around an Asai fort he had been reducing from Yokoyama castle and advancing to the southern bank of the Anegawa.

Wikipedia: Battle of Anegawa

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