Battle of Fujigawa

Battle of Fujigawa

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Fujigawa
partof=the Genpei War


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date=November 9, 1180
place=Fujigawa, beneath Mount Fuji
casus=
territory=
result=Taira flee without engaging the enemy
combatant1=Minamoto clan, with aid from Takeda clan of Kai
combatant2=Taira clan
commander1=Minamoto no Yoritomo
commander2=Taira no Koremori
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
casualties2=

The nihongo|Battle of Fujigawa|富士川の戦い|"Fujigawa no tatakai" was a battle of the Genpei War of the Heian period of Japanese history. It took place in 1180, in what is now Shizuoka Prefecture.

Attempting to recover quickly from his exile, and to rebuild his army, Minamoto no Yoritomo sent out messengers to recruit other families. As he continued through the region below Mount Fuji and into Suruga Province, he planned a rendezvous with the Takeda clan and other families of the provinces of Kai and Kozuke to the north. These allies arrived just in time to fight off the pursuing Taira army. Supposedly, in the night, the Taira mistook the sound of a flock of birds for that of a Minamoto surprise attack, and fled, with no actual battle taking place.

References

* Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
* Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.


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