The 1614
battle of the Kizugawa(木津川の戦い) was one of a number of battles surrounding the
siege of OsakaThe was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages , and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment...
, in which the
Tokugawa shogunateThe Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which now is called Tokyo...
destroyed the
Toyotomi clanDuring the Sengoku period in 16th century Japan, the began to thrive. Originating in Owari Province, the Toyotomi served as retainers to the Oda clan throughout the Sengoku period...
, 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.
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The 1614
battle of the Kizugawa(木津川の戦い) was one of a number of battles surrounding the
siege of OsakaThe was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction. Divided into two stages , and lasting from 1614 to 1615, the siege put an end to the last major armed opposition to the shogunate's establishment...
, in which the
Tokugawa shogunateThe Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the , was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the shoguns of the Tokugawa family. This period is known as the Edo period and gets its name from the capital city, Edo, which now is called Tokyo...
destroyed the
Toyotomi clanDuring the Sengoku period in 16th century Japan, the began to thrive. Originating in Owari Province, the Toyotomi served as retainers to the Oda clan throughout the Sengoku period...
, 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' was a Japanese daimyo of the Edo period, who ruled the Tokushima Domain. His court title was Awa no kami.Yoshishige fought during the Siege of Osaka at the Battle of Kizugawa....
attacked from the south and east.
The assaults were successful, and the fortress fell to the Tokugawa forces.