Battle of Imafuku
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The was fought in late November of 1614 between the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu
and the Toyotomi. This battle was one of the first of the series of battles fought near Osaka
over the course of two years. The village of Imafuku stood on the northeast approach to Osaka, and so Tokugawa Ieyasu
sent 1500 men under the command of Satake Yoshinobu
to secure the site for a fort. They faced off against 600 men loyal to the Toyotomi "Western Army," under two generals named Iida and Yado.
After Satake routed the defenders from the village and killed Iida, reinforcements from the Western Army arrived. Kimura Shigenari
and Gotō Mototsugu
led a charge, incurring major casualties on the Eastern force and forcing Satake to call a withdrawal.
However, in the end, the Western forces were forced back once more after Uesugi Kagekatsu
arrived with reinforcements for Satake's men. Satake then managed to finally get a hold on the village.
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
and the Toyotomi. This battle was one of the first of the series of battles fought near Osaka
Osaka
is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
over the course of two years. The village of Imafuku stood on the northeast approach to Osaka, and so Tokugawa Ieyasu
Tokugawa Ieyasu
was the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan , which ruled from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. Ieyasu seized power in 1600, received appointment as shogun in 1603, abdicated from office in 1605, but...
sent 1500 men under the command of Satake Yoshinobu
Satake Yoshinobu
was a Japanese daimyo of the Azuchi-Momoyama period through early Edo period. The eldest son of Satake Yoshishige, he was the first generation lord of the Kubota Domain...
to secure the site for a fort. They faced off against 600 men loyal to the Toyotomi "Western Army," under two generals named Iida and Yado.
After Satake routed the defenders from the village and killed Iida, reinforcements from the Western Army arrived. Kimura Shigenari
Kimura Shigenari
was a Japanese samurai of the early Edo period. A retainer of the Toyotomi clan, Shigenari fought at the Siege of Osaka and died in battle....
and Gotō Mototsugu
Goto Mototsugu
, also known as , was a samurai of the late Sengoku through early Edo periods. He served Kuroda Yoshitaka but retired from the Kuroda clan after Kuroda Yoshitaku had died...
led a charge, incurring major casualties on the Eastern force and forcing Satake to call a withdrawal.
However, in the end, the Western forces were forced back once more after Uesugi Kagekatsu
Uesugi Kagekatsu
was a daimyo during the Sengoku and Edo periods of Japanese history. The son of Nagao Masakage and husband of Uesugi Kenshin's elder sister, Aya-Gozen. After his father died, he was adopted by Kenshin....
arrived with reinforcements for Satake's men. Satake then managed to finally get a hold on the village.