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Battle of Shizugatake (view source)
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* ''Date: May [[1583]]''
* [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (20,000) vs. [[Sakuma Morimasa]] (under the command of [[Shibata Katsuie]]) (8,000)
* ''Location: [[Omi Province]]''
** ''Date: May [[1583]]''
* ''Battle''
** ''Location: [[Omi Province]]''
** ''KIA: (Toyotomi) [[Nakagawa Kiyohide]] (prior to the battle); (Shibata) Sakuma Morimasa (captured and later executed), [[Shibata Katsumasa]], [[Shibata Katsuhisa]]''
** ''Battle''
[[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] (20,000) vs. [[Sakuma Morimasa]] (under the command of [[Shibata Katsuie]]) (8,000)
Following the death of [[Oda Nobunaga]], Shibata Katsuie and Hashiba (Toyotomi) Hideyoshi grew openly hostile, and in late [[1582]] Shibata's ally Oda Nobutaka declared war on Hideyoshi. While Oda was easily forced into submission, Shibata dispatched Sakuma Morimasa from [[Echizen province]] into northern [[Omi province|Omi]] to reduce Hideyoshi's forward outposts there. Katsuie soon became leery of the whole business and called for Morimasa to pull back - without effect. Sakuma had taken [[Iwasakiyama]] and was attempting to capture [[Shizugatake]] when Hideyoshi suddenly arrived and soundly defeated the surprised Shibata force. Katsuie commited suicide in Echizen when news of the defeat reached him. A number of future Toyotomi greats made their debut at this battle, including [[Fukushima Masanori]] and [[Kato Kiyomasa]], both of whom won glory as members of the 'seven spears' of Shizugatake.
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