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Kawagoe Castle 1546Scenario#: 9 Date: 19 May, 1546 Location: Kawagoe Castle, Musashi Province, JapanIn 1545-1546 Uesugi Tomomasa, With the assistance of his powerful relative Uesugi Norimasa and the Kamukura shogun, Ashikaga Haruuji, besieged the strategically important Kawagoe Castle, then held by the Hojo clan. Despite an overwhelming attacking… Samurai Battles |
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Second Battle of Azukizaka 1548Scenario#: 10 Date: 1548 Location: Azukizaka, Mikawa Province, JapanIn 1548 Oda Nobuhide led an army into Mikawa, his objective being the Matsudaira's capital city of Okazaki. Matudaíra's young lord, Hirotada, turned to Imagawa for assistance and agreed to provide his only son as a hostage in return for … Samurai Battles |
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Okehazama 1560 - Border Fort MaruneScenario#: 11 Date: June 1560 Location: Toyoake, Owari Province, JapanIn ]une of 1560, Imagawa Yoshimoto assembled a large army with a dream of rising above a local daimyo to become shogunate of all Japan. All that stood in his path to Kyoto, Japan's capital city, was an old rival, … Samurai Battles |
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Okehazama 1560 - Dengakuhazama GorgeScenario#: 12 Date: June 1560 Location: Toyoake, Owari Province, JapanAfter his army's success at capturing the Oda border forts of Marune and Washízu, the Imagawa army and its commander Yoshimoto took time to rest and celebrate their victories in a wooded gorge called Dengakuhazama. Nobunga, hearing of this, quickly … Samurai Battles |
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Fourth Kawanakajima 1561 - Phase 1 Uesugi Vanguard AttacksScenario#: 13 Date: September 1561 Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, JapanThe battles of Kawanakajima is the story of two powerful clans, each at the limits of their geographical power, but neither clan in the first three battles were willing to commit and therefore resulted in indecisive encounters. In 1561, Uesugi … Samurai Battles |
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Fourth Kawanakajima 1561 - Phase 2 Yamamoto Kansuke ChargeScenario#: 14 Date: September 1561 Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, JapanAs the battle developed, the Uesugi troops were deployed in a “Winding Wheel” formation as their forces advanced. This tactical formation allowed their front line units to be replaced by fresh troops as the forces moved forward. While the Takeda … Samurai Battles |
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Fourth Kawanakajima 1561 - Phase 3 Attack against Takeda Command TentScenario#: 15 Date: September 1561 Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, JapanThe Uesugi troops had pushed forward and were in sight of Takeda Shingen*s command tent. Shingen, unaware the enemy was so close, had been directing the battle when his headquarters and bodyguard were attacked. Not having time to draw his … Samurai Battles |
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Fourth Kawanakajima 1561 - Phase 4 Fords of AmenomiyaScenario#: 16 Date: September 1561 Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, JapanThrough the night the flanking force of “Operation Woodpecker" under the command of Kosaka had ascended Mt. Saijo only to find that the Uesugi troops had abandoned the position. Hearing the sound of battle, Kosaka quickly moved to the fords … Samurai Battles |
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Fourth Kawanakajima 1561 - Phase 5 Takeda Pincer AttackScenario#: 17 Date: September 1561 Location: Kawanakajima, Shinano Province, JapanBy midday Kosaka's flanking force was across the Chikumagawa and charged into the rear of the Uesugi army. Caught between Kosaka from the rear and Shingen, who had reformed the Takeda battle line, to their front, the Uesugi army began … Samurai Battles |
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Second Konodai 1564 - January 7Scenario#: 18 Date: 7 January 1564 Location: Kōnodai, Shimōsa Province, JapanHaving 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 … Samurai Battles |
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Second Konodai 1564 - January 8Scenario#: 19 Date: 8 January 1564 Location: Kōnodai, Shimōsa Province, JapanAfter a hard days fighting, the Hojo army during the night repositioned to attack Satomi Yoshihiro's army who had fallen back. Yoshihiro had expected help to arrive from his allies, but none had come during the night. The battle resumed … Samurai Battles |
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Mimasetoge 1569Scenario#: 20 Date: 1569 Location: Mimase Pass, Sagami Province, JapanCatching the Hojo totally unprepared, the Takeda invasion was swift and the Hojo base ot Odawara was surrounded. The enemy, however, refused to fight outside the fortress and Takeda Shingen, not ready for a siege ordered a retreat. Hojo Ujikunia … Samurai Battles |
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Nunobeyama 1570Scenario#: 21 Date: 1570 Location: Niiyama Castle, JapanIn 1570, Amako Katsuhisa was convinced to return to samurai life after living as a monk for four years. He joined Yamanaks Shikanosuke at Niiyama castle just in time to meet the invading Mori forces about to cross the Linashígawa. … Samurai Battles |
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Anegawa 1570 - Battle OverviewScenario#: 22 Date: 30 July 1570 Location: Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, JapanIn 1568 Oda Nobunaga's army had control of Kyoto, but when the Asai joined Asakura, together they effectively cut off Oda's army from its home base. With some sly maneuvering, however, Oda managed to return home and after reinforcing his … Samurai Battles |
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Anegawa 1570 - Tokugawa against AsakuraScenario#: 23 Date: 30 July 1570 Location: Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, JapanAs both sides deployed for battle with Oda facing Asai and Tokugawa against Asakura, the one engagement actually became two separate battles. Tokugawa Ieyasu personally led his troops against the Asakura and gained the initiative when he ordered… Samurai Battles |
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Anegawa 1570 - Oda against AsaiScenario#: 24 Date: 30 July 1570 Location: Ane River near Lake Biwa, Nagahama, Ōmi Province, JapanAs 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 … Samurai Battles |
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Kizakihara 1572Scenario#: 27 Date: October 1572 Location: Kizaki plain, on the Ōsumi-Hyūga border, JapanIto Yoshisuke consolidated his gains over Hyuga province with the capture of Obi. Ito then pushed into Osumí, a holding of the Shimazu clan. Shimazu Yoshihiro only had few men with him, but was determined to make a stand. By … Samurai Battles |
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Mikata-Ga-Hara 1572Scenario#: 25 Date: 25 January 1573 Location: Mikatagahara, Tōtōmi Province, JapanBy 1572 Takeda Shingen was at the height of his power largely due to his superb Samurai cavalry. Although Tokugawa Ieysu was not his greatest threat, Ieysu would not grant the Takeda army right of passage to attack elsewhere. Shingen … Samurai Battles |
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The Ravine Near Saigadake 1572Scenario#: 26 Date: 25 January 1573 Location: Hamamatsu Castle, JapanAfter his retreat to Hamamatsu castle, the Takeda army leaders suspected a trick and did not attack the castle, when they saw the open castle gate, light of the fires and heard the Tokugawa drums. The army, instead, pulled back … Samurai Battles |
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Nagashino 1575 - Battle OverviewScenario#: 28 Date: 28 June 1575 Location: Nagashino Castle, Mikawa, Honshu, JapanIn the summer of 1575, Takeda Katsuyori led his army into the Tokugawa domain and besieged Nagashino Castle. Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu led a combined army to relieve the siege. They established their position on the plain of Shitirabara. … Samurai Battles |
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Nagashino 1575 - Takeda Center AttackScenario#: 29 Date: 28 June 1575 Location: Nagashino Castle, Mikawa, Honshu, JapanEven though Takeda Katsuyori was faced with a numerically superior enemy force, Katsuyori, over the objections of his veteran commanders, opted to attack. Wary of the Takeda cavalry charge, Oda Nobunaga constructed wooden palisades, interspersed with… Samurai Battles |
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Nagashino 1575 - Takeda Right AttackScenario#: 30 Date: 28 June 1575 Location: Nagashino Castle, Mikawa, Honshu, JapanOn the right, when Baba Nobuharu's attack force emerged from the forest, he also saw an opportunity to defeat his enemies and ordered his cavalry to charge. But because of the forested hill to his light, he could not outflank … Samurai Battles |
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Nagashino 1575 - Takeda Left AttackScenario#: 31 Date: 28 June 1575 Location: Nagashino Castle, Mikawa, Honshu, JapanThe extreme right of the Oda-Tokugawa army was not protected by wooden palisades, as were the center and left. So when Yamagata Masakage and Hera Masatane charged forward it became one huge melee. Although Yamagata Masakage was skilled in combat, … Samurai Battles |
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Tedorigawa 1577Scenario#: 32 Date: 3 November 1577 Location: Tedori River, Kaga Province, JapanUesugi Kenshin invaded Noto province in the fall of 1577, prompting Oda Nobunaga to dispatch a sizable army to the relief of his allies at Nanao castle. Kenshin was initally hesitant to face the great host, but before the Oda … Samurai Battles |
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Okitanawate 1584Scenario#: 33 Date: 3 May 1584 Location: Shimabara, JapanLearning of the main advance of the Ryuzoji army, which hoped to crush his domain, Shimazu Iehisa chose to make a stand at Okitanawate despite being heavily outnumbered. In addition to being a confined area, Iehisa constructed a palisade across … Samurai Battles |
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Takakura Castle 1585Scenario#: 34 Date: 1585 Location: Adachi County, Mutsu Province, JapanAll out war was waging between the families of Date and Hatakeyama, after the head of the Date family was kidnapped and killed by the head of the Hatakeyama family, who was also in turn put to death after the … Samurai Battles |
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Suriagehara 1589Scenario#: 35 Date: Early 1589 Location: Suriagehara, Mutsu Province, JapanIn early 1589 Inawashiro Morikuni joined the Date side. Ashina Yoshihiro mustered an army and marched to Suriagehara, where Date's men were formed and ready for battle. Yoshihiro deployed his army and attacked. The Ashina vanguard made good progress… Samurai Battles |
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Angrivarii Rampart (16 AD)Scenario#: 222 Date: 16-AD Location: Porta Westfalica, GermanyFollowing the catastrophe at the Teutoburger Wald, Augustus dispatched a series of punitive expeditions into Germany. In 14 AD, Tiberius became emperor and assigned his adopted son Germanicus Julius Caesar to the German province. In AD 16, Arminius… Commands & Colors: Ancients — Expansion #2: Rome and the Barbarians |
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Sekigahara 1600 - Opening AttackScenario#: 36 Date: 21 October 1600 Location: Sekigahara, Mino Province, JapanThe battle was fought around the small village of Sekígahara, astride one of Japan's key feudal-era roads. It was here that Ishida Mitsunari and his western allies planned to meet and stop the advance of Tokugawa Ieyasu and his eastern … Samurai Battles |
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Sekigahara 1600 - East of Mt. NanguScenario#: 37 Date: 21 October 1600 Location: Sekigahara, Mino Province, JapanEast of Mount Nangu, Asano Yukinaga, hearing the sound of battle, charged his eastern samurai forward. They struck home on Natsuka Masaie's position, which surprised the other western commanders, who for the most part just watched as the fight… Samurai Battles |
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Sekigahara 1600 - Assault against Ishida MitsunariScenario#: 38 Date: 21 October 1600 Location: Sekigahara, Mino Province, JapanAround 8:30AM, Kuroda Nagamasa led several other eastern generals and their troops in a direct assault against Ishida Mitsunari's command post. Mitsunari position's, however, was guarded by the men of Gamo Bitchu and Shíma Sakon. These units had… Samurai Battles |
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Domyoji 1615 - Heights of KomatsuyamaScenario#: 39 Date: 5 June 1615 Location: Dōmyōji, near Tamateyama, Osaka Prefecture, JapanGoto Mototsugu, leading the vanguard of a large Osaka army, had already crossed the Ishikawa River early in the morning of June 3. When his scouts reported that the Tokugawa Army was moving towards the Heights of Komatsuyama, Goto made … Samurai Battles |
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Domyoji 1615 - Battle Among the TombsScenario#: 40 Date: 5 June 1615 Location: Dōmyōji, near Tamateyama, Osaka Prefecture, JapanAs the Tokugawa army was making their way across the river in pursuit of the remaining Osaka forces from the Heights of Komatsuyama, the fog cleared to reveal the entire Osaka army still blundering forward. On the Osaka left was … Samurai Battles |
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Last Stand of the Bohemian RevoltScenario#: HM19 Date: November 8, 1620 Location: White MountainBattle of White Mountain Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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Slow Grind to VictoryScenario#: HM20 Date: May 6, 1622 Location: Baden-Württemberg, GermanyBattle of Wimpfen Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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Frankfurt am Main, GermanyScenario#: A207 Date: June 20, 1622 Location: Frankfurt am Main, GermanyBattle of H%C3%B6chst Horse & Musket — Annual #2 |
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Altera RestatScenario#: HM06 Date: August 29, 1622 Location: Fleurus, BelgiumBattle of Fleurus (1622) Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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Tilly's Greatest VictoryScenario#: HM11 Date: August 17, 1626 Location: Lutter Am Barenberge, GermanyBattle of Lutter Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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Gustav II Adolf's MasterpieceScenario#: HM03 Date: September 17, 1631 Location: Breitenfeld, GermanyBattle of Breitenfeld (1631) Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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I was the King of SwedenScenario#: HM12 Date: November 17, 1632 Location: Lützen, GermanyBattle of Lutzen (1632) Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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NördlingenScenario#: A211 Date: September 6, 1634 Location: Nördlingen, GermanyBattle of Nordlingen (1634) Horse & Musket — Annual #2 |
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Piccolomini’s PinnacleScenario#: A316 Date: June 7, 1639 Location: Thionville, LuxemburgRelief of Thionville Horse & Musket — Annual #3 |
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For God and King CharlesScenario#: HM05 Date: October 23, 1642 Location: Edgehill, EnglandBattle of Edgehill Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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El Ultimo TercioScenario#: HM15 Date: May 19, 1643 Location: Rocroi, FranceBattle of Rocroi Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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Adwalton MoorScenario#: A201 Date: June 30, 1643 Location: Adwalton Moor, EnglandBattle of Adwalton Moor Horse & Musket — Annual #2 |
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Roundway DownScenario#: A213 Date: July 13, 1643 Location: Devizes, EnglandBattle of Roundway Down Horse & Musket — Annual #2 |
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Essex's Finest HourScenario#: HM22 Date: September 20, 1643 Location: Newbury, EnglandFirst Battle of Newbury Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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The best shifter and choose of groundScenario#: HM04 Date: March 29, 1644 Location: Cheriton, EnglandBattle of Cheriton Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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…he will fight, whatever comes of 't!Scenario#: HM13 Date: July 2, 1644 Location: Long Marston, EnglandBattle of Marston Moor Horse & Musket — Horse & Matchlock |
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“Jesus and no quarter!”Scenario#: A313 Date: September 1, 1644 Location: Perth, ScotlandBattle of Tippermuir Horse & Musket — Annual #3 |