Battle of Tedorigawa

Battle of Tedorigawa
Part of the Sengoku period

Tedori river in 2012
DateNovember 3, 1577
Location36°28′N 136°29′E / 36.467°N 136.483°E / 36.467; 136.483
Result
Belligerents
Uesugi clan Oda clan
Commanders and leaders
Strength
30,000[1] 50,000[1]
Casualties and losses
1,000 men, many more drowned
Battle of Tedorigawa is located in Ishikawa Prefecture
Battle of Tedorigawa
Location within Ishikawa Prefecture
Battle of Tedorigawa is located in Japan
Battle of Tedorigawa
Battle of Tedorigawa (Japan)

The Battle of Tedorigawa (手取川の戦い, Tedorigawa no Tatakai) took place near the Tedori River in Japan's Kaga Province in 1577, between the forces of Oda Nobunaga against Uesugi Kenshin. This was destined to be Kenshin's last great battle. Kenshin tricked Nobunaga into launching a frontal attack across the Tedorigawa and defeated him. Having suffered the loss of 1,000 men, the Oda withdrew south. The battle site is in the modern-day Ishikawa Prefecture.

  1. ^ a b Turnbull 1998, p. 228.

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