Battle of Kizugawa

Battle of the Kizugawa
Part of the siege of Osaka
The Kizugawa today
Date November 29, 1614 Location Kizu River, near Osaka, Japan Result Tokugawa victory
Belligerents
Tokugawa shogunate	Toyotomi clan
Commanders and leaders
Ishikawa Tadafusa Hachisuka Yoshishige	Unknown
Strength
2300+	Unknown

The 1614 battle of the Kizugawa(木津川の戦い) was one of a number of battles surrounding the siege of Osaka, in which the Tokugawa shogunate destroyed the Toyotomi clan, the last major opposition to its control of Japan.

A fortress loyal to the Toyotomi controlled a section of the Kizu River (Kizugawa) near Osaka. After a shogunal reconnaissance mission, a pair of amphibious assaults were launched to seize it. Ishikawa Tadafusa led 2300 men across the river on boats from the west while other groups under the command of Hachisuka Yoshishige attacked from the south and east.

The assaults were successful, and the fortress fell to the Tokugawa forces.

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co. p255.