Battle of Tedorigawa

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The Battle of Tedorigawa was a significant 1577 Sengoku-period clash in Japan in which Uesugi Kenshin’s forces defeated the numerically superior army of Oda Nobunaga.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Sengoku period battle
battle
associatedWith Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
Military career of Uesugi Kenshin
Uesugi–Oda rivalry
belligerent Forces of Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
Forces of Uesugi Kenshin NERFINISHED
chronology Fought after the fall of Nanao Castle in Noto
combatant Oda clan NERFINISHED
Uesugi clan NERFINISHED
commander Maeda Toshiie NERFINISHED
Sakuma Morimasa NERFINISHED
Shibata Katsuie NERFINISHED
Uesugi Kenshin NERFINISHED
commandStructure Oda forces under Shibata Katsuie in Hokuriku front
Uesugi forces directly led by Uesugi Kenshin
conflictIn Sengoku period NERFINISHED
country Japan
date 1577
era Azuchi–Momoyama period NERFINISHED
followedBy Temporary check on Oda Nobunaga’s advance in Hokuriku
hasCasualties Heavy casualties on Oda side
Lighter casualties on Uesugi side
historicalSignificance One of Uesugi Kenshin’s last major victories
Temporarily halted Oda Nobunaga’s northern expansion
location Honshu NERFINISHED
Japan
Kaga Province NERFINISHED
Tedorigawa River NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Samurai armies
notableFor Defeat of numerically superior Oda army
Use of tactical deception by Uesugi Kenshin
numericalSuperiority Oda forces outnumbered Uesugi forces
opponentOf Oda Nobunaga NERFINISHED
Uesugi Kenshin NERFINISHED
outcome Decisive Uesugi victory
partOf Oda–Uesugi conflicts NERFINISHED
Sengoku period conflicts
precededBy Oda expansion into Hokuriku region
primaryTheater Hokuriku region NERFINISHED
relatedEvent Siege of Nanao Castle NERFINISHED
result Uesugi victory
riverCrossing Tedorigawa River NERFINISHED
usedTactic Luring enemy across river under disadvantageous conditions
Night operations and feigned retreat
weaponTypeUsed Arquebuses
Spears
Swords
year 1577

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Uesugi clan notableBattle Battle of Tedorigawa
Uesugi Kenshin battle Battle of Tedorigawa
Uesugi Kenshin yearOfBattle Battle of Tedorigawa
this entity surface form: 1577 Battle of Tedorigawa