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* ''Died: [[1596]]''

* ''Died: [[1596]]''

* ''Title: Saemon no Kami''

* ''Title: Saemon no Kami''

Tadatsugu was one of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] most notable commanders. After Ieyasu split from the [[Imagwa clan]] after [[1560]], Tadatsugu (a vocal supporter of the break) was given command of [[Yoshida castle]], which guarded the coastal road way into [[Mikawa province|Mikawa]] from [[Totomi province|Tôtômi]]. At the [[Battle of Mikatagahara]] ([[1573]]) he secured the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa's]] right flank, and saw his command badly mauled by the attacking [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] when the units (those sent by [[Oda clan|Oda]]) around him fled. At [[Battle of Nagashino|Nagashino]] he requested permission to lead a night attack on the Takeda camp, which he accomplished (along with [[Kanamori Nagachika]]) to good result. During the [[Komaki Campaign]], he was dispatched to turn back a [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] move against Kiyosu led by [[Mori Nagayoshi]], and was successful. At the time of the [[Odawara Camapgin]] ([[1590]]) he accompanied [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] (Ieyasu's hostage to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]) to Kyoto. When the Tokugawa were afterwards moved to the Kanto, Tadatsugu recieved a 50,000-koku fief at Takasaki ([[Kozuke province|Kôzuke Province]]). Despite Tadatsugu's high rank, some believe that Ieyasu never forgave him for an incident in [[1579]]: while making a diplomatic visit to [[Oda Nobunaga]], Tadatsugu was confronted with allegations that Ieyasu's son [[Tokugawa Nobuyasu|Nobuyasu]] was plotting against the Oda - no friend of Nobuyasu himself, Tadatsugu made no attempt to refute the charges (and Nobuyasu was later made to commit suicide). He was succeeded by his son [[Sakai Ietsugu]] (Saemon no Jô; [[1564]]-[[1619]]).

Tadatsugu was one of [[Tokugawa Ieyasu|Tokugawa Ieyasu's]] most notable commanders. After Ieyasu split from the [[Imagwa clan]] after [[1560]], Tadatsugu (a vocal supporter of the break) was given command of [[Yoshida castle]], which guarded the coastal road way into [[Mikawa province|Mikawa]] from [[Totomi province|Tôtômi]]. At the [[Battle of Mikatagahara]] ([[1573]]) he secured the [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa's]] right flank, and saw his command badly mauled by the attacking [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] when the units (those sent by [[Oda clan|Oda]]) around him fled. At [[Battle of Nagashino|Nagashino]] he requested permission to lead a night attack on the Takeda camp, which he accomplished (along with [[Kanamori Nagachika]]) to good result. During the [[Komaki Campaign]], he was dispatched to turn back a [[Toyotomi clan|Toyotomi]] move against Kiyosu led by [[Mori Nagayoshi]], and was successful. At the time of the [[Odawara Camapgin]] ([[1590]]) he accompanied [[Tokugawa Hidetada]] (Ieyasu's hostage to [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]]) to Kyoto. When the Tokugawa were afterwards moved to the Kanto, Tadatsugu recieved a 50,000-koku fief at Takasaki ([[Kozuke province|Kôzuke Province]]). Despite Tadatsugu's high rank, some believe that Ieyasu never forgave him for an incident in [[1579]]: while making a diplomatic visit to [[Oda Nobunaga]], Tadatsugu was confronted with allegations that Ieyasu's son [[Tokugawa Nobuyasu|Nobuyasu]] was plotting against the Oda - no friend of Nobuyasu himself, Tadatsugu made no attempt to refute the charges (and Nobuyasu was later made to commit suicide). He was succeeded by his son [[Sakai Ietsugu]] (Saemon no Jô; [[1564]]-[[1619]]).

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