Prior to this battle, the eventual victors were recovering from the loss of Sakuma Morishige, who had been killed while unsuccessfully defending the fortress of Marune.
Prior to this battle, the eventual victors were recovering from the loss of Sakuma Morishige, who had been killed while unsuccessfully defending the fortress of Marune. At the beginning of this battle, the eventual losers were positioned in the Dengaku gorge. The winning commander at this battle began with his forces stationed at the Zensho-ji temple, but rejected a defensive strategy in favor of attacking through the woods. That winning commander was aided by a sudden rainstorm and was able to storm the enemy camp and quickly kill its leader. This battle saw a force of 35,000 samurai loyal to the Imagawa clan defeated by a mere 2,500 samurai loyal to an upstart warlord from Owari Province. For ten points, name this 1560 battle in which Oda Nobunaga established himself as the most powerful warlord in Japan.
Prior to this battle, the eventual victors were recovering from the loss of Sakuma Morishige, who had been killed while unsuccessfully defending the fortress of Marune.
Battle of {Okehazama}