Battle of Nagashino

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The Battle of Nagashino was a pivotal 1575 clash in Japan’s Sengoku period where Oda Nobunaga’s innovative use of massed arquebusiers decisively defeated the Takeda cavalry, signaling a shift toward firearms-dominated warfare.

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Battle of Nagashino canonical 4
Nagashino 1
Nagashino no Tatakai 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
alliedCommander Oda Nobunaga
Tokugawa Ieyasu
alsoKnownAs Battle of Nagashino
surface form: Nagashino no Tatakai
associatedWith Oda–Tokugawa alliance
Takeda clan decline
belligerent Oda clan
Takeda clan
Tokugawa clan
combatantType ashigaru
samurai
commander Oda Nobunaga
Takeda Katsuyori
Tokugawa Ieyasu
conflictOf Sengoku period
country Japan
date 1575
era Azuchi–Momoyama period
hasAftermath further consolidation of Oda Nobunaga’s power
strategic weakening of Takeda territories
historicalSignificance accelerated shift toward firearms-dominated warfare in Japan
weakened Takeda clan in the Sengoku power balance
languageOfSources Japanese
location Japan
Mikawa Province NERFINISHED
Battle of Nagashino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nagashino
notableFor decisive defeat of Takeda cavalry
demonstration of effectiveness of firearms in Japanese warfare
turning point against Takeda clan power
objective relief of Nagashino Castle
opposingCommander Takeda Katsuyori
partOf Sengoku period
precededBy Battle of Nagashino self-linksurface differs
surface form: Siege of Nagashino
relatedTheme military revolution in Japan
relatedWork Kōyō Gunkan
result decisive Oda–Tokugawa victory
tacticalInnovation massed arquebusiers
rotating volley fire
use of wooden palisades
usedUnitType arquebusiers
cavalry
infantry
usedWeapon arquebus
matchlock firearm
year 1575

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Sengoku period hasKeyEvent Battle of Nagashino
Tokugawa Ieyasu battle Battle of Nagashino
Oda Nobunaga battle Battle of Nagashino
Battle of Nagashino location Battle of Nagashino self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nagashino
Battle of Nagashino precededBy Battle of Nagashino self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Siege of Nagashino
Battle of Nagashino alsoKnownAs Battle of Nagashino
this entity surface form: Nagashino no Tatakai
Azuchi–Momoyama period notableEvent Battle of Nagashino