Battle of Kanagawa

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Battle of Kanagawa
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1582
Location border between Kozuke and Musashi provinces, Japan
Result Hōjō victory
Belligerents
Hōjō forces Oda forces
Commanders
 ? Takigawa Kazumasa
Strength
55,000 18,000
 
Campaigns of the Hōjō

The battle of Kanagawa took place during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japanese history.

Following the sudden death of Oda Nobunaga, the Hōjō family soon took the advantage of the situation to launch a certain attack against Nobunaga's senior retainer, Takigawa Kazumasa, who had ended up receiving territories nearby following the defeat of Takeda Katsuyori the same year in 1582. On the border between the Kozuke and Musashi provinces, Kazumasa would follow in battling out against the Hōjō at Kanegawa. Kazumasa, however, ended up being defeated which was supported through the fact that Kazumasa had 18,000 troops, while the Hōjō wielded 55,000. After Kazumasa's defeat, he would retreat to Nagashima.

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The Samurai Sourcebook

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