Battle of Kizugawa

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of the Kizugawa
partof=the siege of Osaka


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date=November 29 1614
place=Kizu River, near Osaka, Japan
casus=
territory=
result=Tokugawa victory
combatant1=Tokugawa shogunate
combatant2=Toyotomi clan
commander1=Ishikawa Tadafusa, Hachisuka Yoshishige
commander2=Unknown
strength1=2300+
strength2=Unknown
casualties1=
casualties2=

The 1614 battle of the Kizugawa(木津川の戦い) was one of a number of battles surrounding the siege of Osaka, in which the Tokugawa shogunate destroyed the Toyotomi clan, the last major opposition to its control of Japan.

A fortress loyal to the Toyotomi controlled a section of the Kizu River ("Kizugawa") near Osaka. After a shogunal reconnaissance mission, a pair of amphibious assaults were launched to seize it. Ishikawa Tadafusa led 2300 men across the river on boats from the west while other groups under the command of Hachisuka Yoshishige attacked from the south and east.

The assaults were successful, and the fortress fell to the Tokugawa forces.

References

*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co. p255.