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| Although there were incidences back and forth between the two families, actual fighting opened up at the end of May, with Hosokawa troops attacking a mansion in the city of one of Yamana's generals, [[Isshiki]]. Fighting went on for days, despite Yoshimasa's attempts to order a truce. The fighting was mostly close quarters fighting, with trenches and barricades built up in the city. | | Although there were incidences back and forth between the two families, actual fighting opened up at the end of May, with Hosokawa troops attacking a mansion in the city of one of Yamana's generals, [[Isshiki]]. Fighting went on for days, despite Yoshimasa's attempts to order a truce. The fighting was mostly close quarters fighting, with trenches and barricades built up in the city. |
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− | By early July, Yoshimasa had branded [[Yamana Sozen]] and his allies as rebels, despite the fact that the Hosokawa had started the fighting in the capital. He charged his brother, [[Ashikaga Yoshimi|Yoshimi]], with subduing the rebels, appointing [[Hosokawa Katsumoto]] as his commanding general. This removed some of the Yamana's support. In addition, the Hosokawa were able to stir up disturbances in their adversaries' territories--including those of the [[Ouchi clan|Ouchi]] and [[Shiba clan|Shiba]--forcing them to send troops back to defend their own territories. Sozen sent to [[Harima province|Harima]] for reinforcements, which made their way to [[Tanba province|Tanba]], and from their fought their way to the city. | + | By early July, Yoshimasa had branded [[Yamana Sozen]] and his allies as rebels, despite the fact that the Hosokawa had started the fighting in the capital. He charged his brother, [[Ashikaga Yoshimi|Yoshimi]], with subduing the rebels, appointing [[Hosokawa Katsumoto]] as his commanding general. This removed some of the Yamana's support. In addition, the Hosokawa were able to stir up disturbances in their adversaries' territories--including those of the [[Ouchi clan|Ouchi]] and [[Shiba clan|Shiba]]--forcing them to send troops back to defend their own territories. Sozen sent to [[Harima province|Harima]] for reinforcements, which made their way to [[Tanba province|Tanba]], and from their fought their way to the city. |
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| In July, Hosokawa forces (known as the Eastern Army) controlled the main buildings of the Bakufu, the [[Jiso-In]], [[Shokokuji]], and the Hosokawa's own mansion. Yamana (the Western Army), held territory to the south and west, running a line east from Itsutsuji-Omiya, with their main encampment at moder day [[Nishijin]] | | In July, Hosokawa forces (known as the Eastern Army) controlled the main buildings of the Bakufu, the [[Jiso-In]], [[Shokokuji]], and the Hosokawa's own mansion. Yamana (the Western Army), held territory to the south and west, running a line east from Itsutsuji-Omiya, with their main encampment at moder day [[Nishijin]] |