Battle of Suriagehara

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Battle of Suriagehara
Part of Date Masamune's supremacy over Ashina / aftermath of Kurokawa
Date 1589 Location Result Date victory
Belligerents
Date forces	Ashina forces
Commanders
Date Masamune	Ashina Yoshihiro
Strength
23,000	16,000

The Battle of Suriagahara was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

The Battle of Suriagahara served as the aftermath of Kurokawa, in which Ashina Yoshihiro with his 16,000 men stole the moment to act revenge on their previous defeat at Kurokawa castle. Date Masamune, with his superior 23,000 troops, defeated Yoshihiro after a well fought battle on both sides.

[edit] References

The Samurai Sourcebook