Battle of Kuisegawa

Battle of Kuisegawa
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1600 Location Ogaki Castle, near the Kuisegawa river 35°23′20.1″N 136°34′33.8″E / 35.388917°N 136.576056°E / 35.388917; 136.576056 Result Western Army victory and Eastern Army retreats to Sekigahara
Belligerents
Western Army (Ishida Mitsunari)	Eastern Army (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
Commanders and leaders
Shima Sakon Akashi Teruzumi	Arima Toyouji Nakamura Kazuhide Noisshiki Sukeyoshi † Honda Tadakatsu
Strength
1,300	6,000
Casualties and losses
less	Noisshiki Sukeyoshi † Nakamura Kazuhide (wounds) Arima Toyouji (wounds) 4,000 men
class=notpageimage| Location within Japan

The Battle of Kuisegawa (杭瀬川の戦い) was a decisive battle during the Sekigahara Campaign, this battle gave Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army the initial advantage at the Battle of Sekigahara while Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to Sekigahara.