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Masatsugu was the son of [[Hajikano Tadatsugu|Hajikano Gengorô Tadatsugu]] (killed at [[Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima|Fourth Kawanakajima]] in [[1561]]). He was famed for testing the depth of the Sasao River during [[Takeda Shingen|Shingen's]] advance on Odawara in [[1569]] by fearlessly riding into the waters himself. He fought at the [[Battle of Nagashino]] in [[1575]] and survived the fall of the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] in [[1582]] to die of illness in 1624, perhaps the last of the famous Takeda retainers to die. | Masatsugu was the son of [[Hajikano Tadatsugu|Hajikano Gengorô Tadatsugu]] (killed at [[Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima|Fourth Kawanakajima]] in [[1561]]). He was famed for testing the depth of the Sasao River during [[Takeda Shingen|Shingen's]] advance on Odawara in [[1569]] by fearlessly riding into the waters himself. He fought at the [[Battle of Nagashino]] in [[1575]] and survived the fall of the [[Takeda clan|Takeda]] in [[1582]] to die of illness in 1624, perhaps the last of the famous Takeda retainers to die. | ||
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| + | * Initial text from [http://www.samurai-archives.com Samurai-Archives.com] FWSeal & CEWest, 2005 | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:17, 5 January 2007
Masatsugu was the son of Hajikano Gengorô Tadatsugu (killed at Fourth Kawanakajima in 1561). He was famed for testing the depth of the Sasao River during Shingen's advance on Odawara in 1569 by fearlessly riding into the waters himself. He fought at the Battle of Nagashino in 1575 and survived the fall of the Takeda in 1582 to die of illness in 1624, perhaps the last of the famous Takeda retainers to die.
References
- Initial text from Samurai-Archives.com FWSeal & CEWest, 2005
