Battle of Un no Kuchi

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Un no Kuchi
partof=the Sengoku period


caption=
date=1536
place=Un no Kuchi, Shinano province
result=Takeda victory
combatant1=Forces of Hiraga Genshin
combatant2=Takeda family forces
commander1=Hiraga Genshin
commander2=Takeda Nobutora, Takeda Harunobu
strength1=over 1,000
strength2= over 8,000
casualties1=
casualties2=

The Battle of Un no Kuchi (1536) was the first major victory for Takeda Harunobu, aged fifteen at the time. He would later take on the name Takeda Shingen, and grow to become one of Japan's most famous warlords.

Harunobu's father, Takeda Nobutora, attacked Hiraga Genshin in his fortress at Un no Kuchi, but was forced to retreat. Harunobu, at the rear of the withdrawing forces, waited until they were clear of the fortress, and then turned around, leading his men to defeat a castle garrison which was caught unprepared, having seen the Takeda flee.

References

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