Battle of Bubaigawara

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Bubaigawara
partof=the Kamakura period
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caption=Statue of Nitta Yoshisada in front of Keiō Line - Bubaigawara Station.
date=May 15-16, 1333
place=Bubaigawara, in present-day Fuchū, Tokyo
territory=
result=Victory for the imperial forces
combatant1=Forces loyal to the Kamakura Shogunate
combatant2=Forces loyal to the Emperor Go-Daigo
commander1=
commander2=Nitta Yoshisada
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
casualties2=

The Nihongo|Battle of Bubaigawara|分倍河原の戦い|Bubaigawara no tatakai was part of the decisive Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign during the Genkō War in Japan that ultimately ended the Kamakura Shogunate. Fought in present day Fuchū on May 15 and 16, 1333, it pitted the anti-shogunate imperial forces led by Nitta Yoshisada against the forces of the Hōjō. It was the final major battle in Kōzuke-Musashi Campaign and was preceded by the Battle of Kumegawa.

The first day of battle resulted in an advantage for the Hōjō forces which was not exploited. As a result, on the second day after receiving reinforcements and the battle extending to Nihongo|Sekido|関戸 the imperial forces, led by Nitta, decisively defeated the Hōjō forces. The remants of the Hōjō forces retreated in disarray to Kamakura where they regrouped. The forces led by Nitta pursued and were victorious during the Siege of Kamakura. [McCullough, Helen Craig (1959): pp. 274-285.]

References

* McCullough, Helen Craig (1959). "The Taiheiki. A Chronicle of Medieval Japan." 1959. Charles E. Tuttle Company, Tokyo, ISBN 9789804835381.

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