Honda Tadakatsu served [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] all his life, and fought in nearly all of his battles. Tadakatsu first served Ieyasu as a page and later as a first-rate warrior. He led troops in the second rank of Ieyasu's army at [[Battle of Anegawa|Anegawa]], where the [[Oda clan|Oda]] and [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] fought the [[Asai clan|Asai]] and [[Asakura clan|Asakura]]. In the actions immediately preceding the[[Battle of Mikatagahara]] ([[1572]]), troops under [[Honda clan|Honda]] (along with [[Okubo Tadayo]]) made contact with the advancing Takeda army and were able to escape due to Tadakatsu's skillful leadership. In the actual struggle at [[Battle of Mikatagahara|Mikatagahara]], Tadakatsu commanded troops in the left wing of Ieyasu's army and fought with the warriors of [[Naito Masatoyo]]. | Honda Tadakatsu served [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]] all his life, and fought in nearly all of his battles. Tadakatsu first served Ieyasu as a page and later as a first-rate warrior. He led troops in the second rank of Ieyasu's army at [[Battle of Anegawa|Anegawa]], where the [[Oda clan|Oda]] and [[Tokugawa clan|Tokugawa]] fought the [[Asai clan|Asai]] and [[Asakura clan|Asakura]]. In the actions immediately preceding the[[Battle of Mikatagahara]] ([[1572]]), troops under [[Honda clan|Honda]] (along with [[Okubo Tadayo]]) made contact with the advancing Takeda army and were able to escape due to Tadakatsu's skillful leadership. In the actual struggle at [[Battle of Mikatagahara|Mikatagahara]], Tadakatsu commanded troops in the left wing of Ieyasu's army and fought with the warriors of [[Naito Masatoyo]]. |