One of this battle's winning side's commanders led a unit known as the "Red Devils;" that unit gained fame for drawing this battle's first blood.
One of this battle's winning side's commanders led a unit known as the "Red Devils;" that unit gained fame for drawing this battle's first blood. The victorious general originally deployed his troops along a road known for its 69 stations, and the war surrounding this battle broke out after the splitting into factions of the Council of Five Elders. Its losing commander was beheaded at the Gamo River by a "very blunt sword." A general whose name means "small swift stream" arrived at this battle on the eventual losing side, but refused to fight, eventually defecting to the winning side after a staged volley of gunfire. That man, Kobayakawa Hideaki, thus betrayed the losing side's commanders, Ishida Mitsunari and Ankokuji Ekei. The victor, the commander of the Army of the East, still had no casus belli to kill the five-year old Toyotomi Hideyori and cement his rule, which he eventually did in the Siege of Osaka 15 years later. For 10 points, identify this decisive 1600 battle in Japan which saw Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the Toyotomi clan and gain the title of shogun.
One of this battle's winning side's commanders led a unit known as the "Red Devils;" that unit gained fame for drawing this battle's first blood.
Battle of {Sekigahara} [accept {Sekigahara} no Takatai, {Tenka Wakame} no Takatai, or {Realm Divide}]