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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Nagashino canonical | 4 |
| Nagashino | 1 |
| Nagashino no Tatakai | 1 |
| Siege of Nagashino | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ |
| alliedCommander |
Oda Nobunaga
ⓘ
Tokugawa Ieyasu ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Nagashino
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surface form:
Nagashino no Tatakai
|
| associatedWith |
Oda–Tokugawa alliance
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Takeda clan decline ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Oda clan
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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
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weakened Takeda clan in the Sengoku power balance ⓘ |
| languageOfSources | Japanese ⓘ |
| location |
Japan
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Mikawa Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Nagashino self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nagashino
|
| notableFor |
decisive defeat of Takeda cavalry
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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
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surface form:
Siege of Nagashino
|
| relatedTheme | military revolution in Japan ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Kōyō Gunkan ⓘ |
| result | decisive Oda–Tokugawa victory ⓘ |
| tacticalInnovation |
massed arquebusiers
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rotating volley fire ⓘ use of wooden palisades ⓘ |
| usedUnitType |
arquebusiers
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
arquebus
ⓘ
matchlock firearm ⓘ |
| year | 1575 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nagashino
this entity surface form:
Siege of Nagashino
this entity surface form:
Nagashino no Tatakai