Battle of Kōnodai (1564) explained

Conflict:2nd Battle of Kōnodai
Partof:the Sengoku period
Date:1564
Place:Kōnodai, Shimōsa Province
Map Type:Japan Chiba Prefecture#Japan
Map Relief:yes
Result:Decisive Hōjō victory
Combatant1:forces of Hōjō Ujiyasu
Combatant2:forces of Satomi Yoshihiro
Commander1:Hōjō Ujiyasu
Hōjō Ujimasa
Hōjō Tsunashige
Hōjō Ujiteru
Commander2:Satomi Yoshihiro
Satomi Chokuro
Ōta Sukemasa
Strength1:20,000
Strength2:8,000

In the second Battle of Kōnodai, fought in 1564, Hōjō Ujiyasu led his men to victory against Satomi Yoshihiro. Both Ujiyasu and Yoshihiro were the sons of the commanders at the first battle of Kōnodai, in which Hōjō Ujitsuna defeated the combined forces of Satomi Yoshitaka and Ashikaga Yoshiaki (Oyumi).[1]

Battle

Outnumbered 20,000 to 8,000, Satomi fell back when the Hōjō vanguard advanced. But this was a feint, and an attempt to draw his enemy into a trap. However, Hōjō Ujiyasu expected a trap of this sort, and had sent his son, Ujimasa, with a small force to attack the Satomi rear, surrounding, and later Ujiyasu defeated Yoshihiro. In the ensuing battle, Satomi Yoshihiro saw his son, Chokuro, killed by Matsuda Yasuyoshi, a Hōjō retainer.

Aftermath

Hōjō Ujiyasu celebrated his victory with a poem:

Conquering the foe

As I wished at Kōnodai

Now do I behold

The evening sunshine of Katsuura

After the battle, Matsuda Yasuyoshi who kill Yoshihiro son, feeling remorse at killing such a young boy, later Matsuda entered the monk.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: https://kotobank.jp/word/%E5%9B%BD%E5%BA%9C%E5%8F%B0%E5%9F%8E-179931. 国府台城(読み)こうのだいじょう 日本の城がわかる事典「国府台城」の解説. kotobank. 26 October 2021.