- Battle of Yahagigawa
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Yahagigawa
partof=theGenpei War
caption=The Yahagi River.
date=Spring1181
place=Yahagigawa,Owari Province
casus=
territory=
result=Minamoto withdraw;Taira pursuit called off
combatant1=Minamoto clan
combatant2=Taira clan
commander1=Minamoto no Yukiie
commander2=Taira no Tomomori
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
casualties2=The nihongo|Battle of Yahagigawa|矢作川の戦い|Yahagigawa no Tatakai took place in
1181 . Retreating from theBattle of Sunomatagawa ,Minamoto no Yukiie attempted to make a stand by destroying the bridge over theYahagi River (矢作川 "Yahagi-gawa") and putting up a defensive shieldwall. He was forced to withdraw in the end, but theTaira pursuit was soon called off when their leader, Tomomori fell ill.References
*cite book |last=Turnbull |first=Stephen R. |title=The Samurai Sourcebook |publisher=Cassell |location=London |year=2000 |pages= |isbn=1-85409-523-4 |oclc=44910809
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