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Kenshin did not perceive the Oda as a significant threat for the time being, although it could have been that Kenshin's true intentions were hidden. In these letters to Kanto samurai, Kenshin suggested that his next moves would have been an offensive against the Hojo in Kanto and
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crossed the Tedori River (Minatogawa or
Tedorigawa) and prepared to enter Noto Province, as they did not yet know about the fall of Nanao Castle. Due to the fall of Nanao Castle and Suemori Castle in Noto, the Oda army (now joined by Nobunaga himself) halted their march into Noto and went back across
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by
Kenshin (suggesting he had divided his forces) led to Nobunaga ordering Katsuie to charge against the Uesugi lines and engaging the Uesugi troops on the river bank. Kenshin ordered the river's floodgates to be opened. The strong current from the river and perhaps also some rainfall prevented the
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Kenshin brought his army back into Noto province and ordered the repair of Nanao Castle as he himself went back into Echigo. The Uesugi scored a significant victory at
Tedorigawa. As a result, the distribution of power in the north shifted towards Kenshin and the Uesugi were temporarily able to
892:. This was destined to be Kenshin's last great battle. Kenshin tricked Nobunaga into launching a frontal attack across the Tedorigawa and defeated him. Having suffered the loss of 1,000 men, the Oda withdrew south. The battle site is in the modern-day
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Uesugi
Kenshin, now bolstered in his ranks with Hatakeyama Noto troops, advanced towards the Oda position. The Oda army came up with a plan to use cannons for stand-off tactics against the Uesugi and to bombard the Uesugi from across the river.
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Shigetsura's forces, preventing them from linking with the Oda army, and trapping Chō Shigetsura (Tsunatsura) in Nanao Castle (the main
Hatakeyama stronghold in Noto Province). The subsequent
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Having lost a thousand men in combat and some more as the Oda troops attempted to escape across the Tedori river, Nobunaga ordered a retreat into
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from effectively using its arquebus and cannons. The Oda charge itself was repulsed due to the current and inferior close-quarter ability of the
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making up the bulk of the Oda army; the troops of the Oda were being pushed into the river.
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of the Takeda clan, with whom he had previously been at odds.
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Rekishi Gunzô Shirizu , Uesugi
Kenshin Japan: Gakken, 1999
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not towards Kyoto at that time. In letters written by
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266:Casualties and losses
1148:. Cassell & Co.
985:and resulted in the
949:Hatakeyama Yoshitaka
945:Hatakeyama Yoshinori
906:victory at Nagashino
872:took place near the
853:Battle of Tedorigawa
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41:Tedori river in 2012
22:Battle of Tedorigawa
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894:Ishikawa Prefecture
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987:Hatakeyama of Noto
955:, the head of the
596:Toyotomi Hideyoshi
456:Ishiyama Hongan-ji
88:36.467°N 136.483°E
1188:Conflicts in 1577
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979:breakthrough
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874:Tedori River
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481:Odani Castle
471:Mikatagahara
411:Nagara river
379:Oda Nobunaga
203:Oda Nobunaga
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123:Belligerents
63:Tedori River
27:Part of the
957:Uesugi clan
669:Shizugatake
129:Uesugi clan
110:Uesugi clan
91: /
16:1577 battle
1172:Categories
1155:1854095234
1119:2007-12-20
1077:References
983:Shigetsura
900:Background
840:Tedorigawa
704:Ōta Castle
664:Uchidehama
634:Tedorigawa
619:Kanegasaki
541:Tenmokuzan
521:Takatenjin
516:Tedorigawa
461:Mount Hiei
446:Kanegasaki
1041:Aftermath
939:, an Oda
719:Hachigata
699:Negoro-ji
654:Takamatsu
609:Inabayama
496:Nagashino
466:Nagashima
431:Okehazama
1144:(1998).
1028:ashigaru
1024:Oda clan
975:encircle
888:against
835:Tonegawa
684:Takehana
659:Yamazaki
551:Honnō-ji
531:Hijiyama
511:Shigisan
441:Chōkō-ji
391:Akatsuka
253:Strength
134:Oda clan
79:136°29′E
58:Location
1055:Kenshin
981:killed
825:Odawara
729:Shimoda
724:Odawara
679:Kaganoi
649:Tottori
614:Anegawa
526:Tottori
501:Mitsuji
451:Anegawa
112:victory
76:36°28′N
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1005:, and
993:Battle
929:Uesugi
859:手取川の戦い
830:Minowa
744:Kunohe
714:Kyūshū
694:Toyama
536:Takatō
426:Marune
421:Terabe
401:Muraki
396:Kiyosu
261:50,000
258:30,000
104:Result
1019:feint
878:Japan
810:Kanto
749:Korea
689:Kanie
639:Itami
491:Itami
416:Ukino
1150:ISBN
966:and
912:and
851:The
739:Oshu
734:Oshi
644:Miki
546:Uozu
50:Date
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