Siege of Kanegasaki (1570)
| Siege of Kanegasaki (1570) | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Oda clan forces Tokugawa clan forces |
Asakura clan forces Azai clan forces Rokkaku clan forces Ikkō-ikki forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Oda Nobunaga Tokugawa Ieyasu Hashiba Hideyoshi Sassa Narimasa Maeda Toshiie Ikeda Katsumasa Akechi Mitsuhide |
Castle garrison: Maeba Yoshitsugu Relief forces: Asakura Kagetake Azai Nagamasa Rokkaku Yoshikata | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 30,000 | 24,500 | ||||||
The 1570 Siege of Kanegasaki (金ヶ崎の戦い, Kanegasaki no Tatakai) occurred during Oda Nobunaga's struggle against the Asakura clan in Echizen province, which was allied with Azai Nagamasa.
Asakura Yoshikage, head of the Asakura clan was the regent of Ashikaga Yoshiaki, refused to come to Kyôto and attend a certain banquet, an act Nobunaga declared Asakura clan disloyal to both the shogun and the emperor. Nobunaga raised an army and marched on Echizen.[1]
Several reports from Mikawa Monogatari, Nobunaga Koki, Tokugawa Jikki, and a supplement from Ietada Nikki has recorded Ieyasu and his forces also participated in this punitive campaign where they fought at Mount Tenzutsu castle and capturing the castle, while the Oda-Tokugawa forces manage to kill 1,370 enemies in April 25. They continued afterwards the next day where they besiege the Kanegasaki castle [2] Oda Nobunaga forces besieged Kanegasaki castle, who held by Maeba Yoshitsugu. Hashiba Hideyoshi, one of Nobunaga's chief generals, led the attack on the fortress of Kanegasaki and Sassa Narimasa leading a few armed forces of horse guards, and worked to support Hideyoshi using a firearms troop. Azai Nagamasa, who had been Asakura's longtime ally, led an army to relief the Kanagasaki castle with the help of the Rokkaku clan and Ikkō-ikki.[citation needed] Later, Nobunaga found himself surrounded by Azai-Asakura, Rokkaku and Ikkō-ikki forces. When defeat looked certain, Nobunaga retreated from Kanegasaki castle. Ikeda Katsumasa led 3,000 soldier and helped Nobunaga escape. Akechi Mitsuhide joined Hideyoshi to serve as the rear-guard for the departing forces. This act was the first mark of Nagamasa's betrayal of the Oda clan.[citation needed] Nobunaga retreated without contacting Ieyasu. After dawn, Ieyasu was guided by Kinoshita Tokichi (later Toyotomi Hideyoshi), an Oda vassal, to withdraw from the battle.[3]
Aftermath[edit]
The fighting retreat at Kanegasaki enabled Nobunaga to once more cheat death, and to amass an army which would be victorious against the Azai-Asakura army at the Battle of Anegawa. Hideyoshi's rear defense for his lord's escape is one of his fabled accomplishments under Nobunaga.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Sansom, George (1961). A History of Japan, 1334–1615. Stanford University Press. p. 281. ISBN 0804705259.
- ^ 小野 雅彦 (2023). "家康も撤退を知らされていなかった「金ヶ崎の退き口」". Rekishijin (in Japanese). ABC ARC, inc. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
。織田・徳川連合軍は敵の首1370を討ち取るなどして城を攻め落とし（『家忠日記増補』）
- ^ Koichiro Hamada (濵田 航一郎) (2023). "金ヶ崎合戦、姉川の戦いで徳川家康は一体どうした⁉". Rekishijin (in Japanese). ABC ARC, inc. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
。織田・徳川連合軍は敵の首1370を討ち取るなどして城を攻め落とし（『家忠日記増補』）
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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