Battles of the Sengoku era, such as the Battle of Anegawa: when, where and who fought, shown with maps and battle formations, keeping what records from the time show apart from stories that spread later.
What Was the Battle of Anegawa? Where It Was Fought, Who Won and What Ieyasu DidNew!!
October 24, 2026
In 1570, Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated Azai Nagamasa and the Asakura army by the Ane River in Ōmi. Where did each army stand, did Ieyasu really arrive late, and are the famous hero stories true? We check them against the records.