Battle of Kanagawa

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Kanagawa
partof=the Sengoku period


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date=1582
place=border between Kozuke and Musashi provinces, Japan
casus=
territory=
result=Hōjō victory
combatant1=Hōjō forces
combatant2=Oda forces
commander1=?
commander2=Takigawa Kazumasa
strength1=55,000
strength2=18,000
casualties1=
casualties2=

The battle of Kanagawa took place during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japanese history.

Following the sudden death of Oda Nobunaga, the Hōjō family soon took the advantage of the situation to launch a certain attack against Nobunaga's senior retainer, Takigawa Kazumasa, who had ended up receiving territories nearby following the defeat of Takeda Katsuyori the same year in 1582. On the border between the Kozuke and Musashi provinces, Kazumasa would follow in battling out against the Hōjō at Kanegawa. Kazumasa, however, ended up being defeated which was supported through the fact that Kazumasa had 18,000 troops, while the Hōjō wielded 55,000. After Kazumasa's defeat, he would retreat to Nagashima.

References

"The Samurai Sourcebook"