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Line 1: − + − + − + + + − + − − As part of an ongoing effort to dominate Totomi, Takeda Shingen led an army south from [[Shinano Province|Shinano]] and captured [[Futamata Castle|Futamata]]. A few months later he returned to Futamata and used it as a base in a move against [[Hamamatsu Castle|Hamamatsu]], Tokugawa Ieyasu's headquarters. Tokugawa Ieyasu, reinforced by troops sent by Oda Nobunaga, rashly marched out to challenge the Takeda army on the Mikata Plain (Mikata ga hara). Shingen ordered a frontal assault that quickly broke the Oda contingent and allowed for Takeda horsemen to begin circling around the Tokugawa flanks. Ieyasu signaled a retreat and barely managed to make it back to Hamamatsu alive. He survived the event only due to Takeda reluctance to become involved in a siege. This battle is often recorded as the opening move of a Takeda advance on Kyoto, but it would appear that Shingen's primary goal was to weaken Ieyasu for local advantage. − − KIA: (Tokugawa) [[Natsume Yoshinobu]], (Oda) [[Hiraide Norihide]]
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* ''Date: 6 January [[1573]]''
* [[Takeda Shingen]] (28,000) vs. [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (11,000, including 3,000 Oda troops)
* ''Location: [[Totomi Province]]''
** ''Date: 6 January [[1573]]''
* ''Battle''
** ''Location: [[Totomi Province]]''
** ''Battle''
** ''KIA: (Tokugawa) [[Natsume Yoshinobu]], (Oda) [[Hiraide Norihide]]''
[[Takeda Shingen]] (28,000) vs. [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] (11,000, including 3,000 Oda troops)
As part of an ongoing effort to dominate Totomi, Takeda Shingen led an army south from [[Shinano Province|Shinano]] and captured [[Futamata Castle|Futamata]]. A few months later he returned to Futamata and used it as a base in a move against [[Hamamatsu Castle|Hamamatsu]], Tokugawa Ieyasu's headquarters. Tokugawa Ieyasu, reinforced by troops sent by [[Oda Nobunaga]], rashly marched out to challenge the Takeda army on the Mikata Plain (Mikata ga hara). Shingen ordered a frontal assault that quickly broke the Oda contingent and allowed for Takeda horsemen to begin circling around the Tokugawa flanks. Ieyasu signaled a retreat and barely managed to make it back to Hamamatsu alive. He survived the event only due to Takeda reluctance to become involved in a siege. This battle is often recorded as the opening move of a Takeda advance on Kyoto, but it would appear that Shingen's primary goal was to weaken Ieyasu for local advantage.
[[Category:Battles|Mikatagahara]]
[[Category:Battles|Mikatagahara]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period|Mikatagahara]]
[[Category:Sengoku Period|Mikatagahara]]