Battle of Anegawa
The Battle of Anegawa (姉川の戦い) took place in 1570 in Japan.
Oda Nobunaga, with Tokugawa Ieyasu and Inaba Ittetsu, fought the combined forces of Azai Nagamasa and Asakura Yoshikage. Tokugawa forces engaged the Asakura while Oda forces dealt with the Azai.
The Tokugawa forces finished off the Asakura and then turned and hit the Azai's right flank. Inaba had been held in reserve, came forward and hit the Azai left flank.
The article is originally from OpenHistory.
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