The Battle of Mikata ga Hara (三方ヶ原の戦い, Mikata ga Hara no tatakai^?) was one of the most famous battles of Takeda Shingen's campaigns, and one of the best demonstrations of his cavalry-based tactics. “Sengoku” redirects here. ... January 16 - Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England. ... Hamamatsu (浜松市) is a city located in western Shizuoka, Japan. ... Mikawa (三河国, Mikawa no kuni) is an old province in the area that today forms the eastern half of Aichi Prefecture. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu The Tokugawa clan crest This is a Japanese name; the family name is Tokugawa Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu) January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until... 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As Takeda Shingen drove south, seeking to attack Tokugawa Ieyasu at his fortress at Hamamatsu, his forces were met by the Tokugawa on a high plain called Mikata, just north of the fortress. According to the Kōyō Gunkan, the contemporary Takeda military history, Shingen outnumbered Ieyasu three-to-one, and organized his men in the gyōrin (fish-scale) formation, enticing his opponent to attack. Ieyasu's troops were arranged in a line, so they could make the best use of their arquebusiers. Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu The Tokugawa clan crest This is a Japanese name; the family name is Tokugawa Tokugawa Ieyasu (previously spelled Iyeyasu) January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616) was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until... Hamamatsu (浜松市) is a city located in western Shizuoka, Japan. ... Takeda Shingen, head of the Takeda family which is the subject of the Kōyō Gunkan, in a print by Utagawa Kuniyoshi. ... Japanese arquebus of the Edo era (teppo) The arquebus (sometimes spelled harquebus, harkbus[1] or hackbut; possibly related to German Hakenbuechse or Dutch Haakbus) was a primitive firearm used in the 15th to 17th centuries. ...

At around four in the afternoon, snow began to fall, and the arquebusiers opened fire, along with a number of peasant stone-throwers. Firearms being quite new to Japanese warfare, were probably considered an unbalancing factor; Ieyasu may have expected his superior weaponry to defeat Shingen's tactical attempts. Shingen then let loose his famous cavalry charge; his horsemen raced towards the gunners, and overran them; some of the Tokugawa stood firm, but many withdrew or were killed.

Shingen then withdrew these forward troops, offering them an opportunity to rest; a new set of horsemen initiated a new charge, led by Takeda Katsuyori and Obata Masamori. They were soon joined by the main body of the Takeda army, which drove their adversaries into full retreat. Ieyasu sent one of his commanders, Ōkubo Tadayo, to plant his giant golden fan standard (uma-jirushi) to serve as a rallying point at Saigadake, where the high plains began to drop off. He then sought to re-engage the Takeda army, to free his trapped generals, but was persuaded by Natsume Yoshinobu to retreat; Ieyasu's life was too important. Yoshinobu then led a charge into the Takeda line, and was killed. ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass ass Statue of Takeda Katsuyori (Yamato, Yamanashi, Japan) Takeda Katsuyori (武田勝頼: 1546 – 1582) was the son of Takeda Shingen and father of Takeda Nobukatsu and Takeda Katsuchika. ... Obata Masamori (1534 – 1582), also known as Nobusada. ... ÅŒkubo Tadayo ) (1531-1593) Okubo Tadayo, the son of Okubo Tadakazu, serving as a grand general and advisor under Tokugawa Ieyasu. ... A variety of Uma-Jirushi designs, taken from the 15th century book O Uma Jirushi. ...

When Tokugawa returned to the Hamamatsu fortress, he was reportedly accompanied by only five men; the battle had gone badly. Nevertheless, he commanded that the fortress gates remain open, and that braziers be lit to guide his retreating army back to safety. Sakai Tadatsugu beat a large war drum, seeking to add encouragement to the returning men of a noble, courageous retreat. This tactic is called the "empty fort strategy". When the Takeda vanguard, led by Baba Nobuharu and Yamagata Masakage heard the drums, and saw the braziers and open gates, they assumed that Tokugawa was planning a trap, and so they stopped and made camp for the night. Had they pushed though, it could be argued that they might have taken the fortress. Sakai Tadatsugu (1527-1596) Sakai Tadatsugu, one of the most notable officers under Tokugawa Ieyasu. ... The Empty Fort Strategy (空城計) is the 32nd strategy from the Chinese Thirty-Six Strategies. ... Baba Nobuharu (馬場信治)(d. ... Yamagata Masakage ) (1524-1575) was one of the 24 generals of the Takeda clan. ...

In the night, a small band of Tokugawa warriors attacked the Takeda camp, forcing them into a ravine, where they lay helpless. The Takeda withdrew the following morning.

In popular culture

The battle is one of the main stages in the Samurai Warriors series. In Samurai Warriors 2, if the player is fast enough, Tokugawa casualties can be minimal, resulting in the player earning 2000 gold. This article is about the video game. ... Samurai Warriors 2 (Sengoku Musou 2 in Japan) is a sequel to the original Samurai Warriors, created by Koei and Omega Force. ...

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.