Battle of Yahagi-gawa
| Battle of Yahagi-gawa | |||||||
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| Part of the Genpei War | |||||||
 The Yahagi River | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Minamoto clan | Taira clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Minamoto no Yukiie | Taira no Tomomori | ||||||
The Battle of Yahagi-gawa (矢作川の戦い, Yahagi-gawa no Tatakai) took place in 1181. Retreating from the Battle of Sunomata-gawa, Minamoto no Yukiie attempted to make a stand by destroying the bridge over the Yahagi River (矢作川 Yahagi-gawa) and putting up a defensive shieldwall. He was forced to withdraw in the end, but the Taira pursuit was soon called off when their leader, Tomomori, fell ill.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. pp. 200–201. ISBN 1854095234.
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