Battle of Sendaigawa explained

Conflict:Battle of Sendaigawa
Partof:Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kyūshū Campaign
Date:June 6, 1587
Place:Sendaigawa, north of Kagoshima, Kyūshū
Result:Toyotomi victory; Satsuma withdrawal
Combatant1:forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Combatant2:forces of Shimazu clan
Commander1:Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Toyotomi Hidenaga
Katō Kiyomasa
Commander2:Niiro Tadamoto
Strength1:170,000
Strength2:5,000

The 1587 battle of Sendaigawa was part of the Kyūshū Campaign undertaken by warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi towards the end of Japan's Sengoku period. The Sendai River (Sendaigawa) was among the final obstacles to Hideyoshi's attack on Kagoshima, the center of the Shimazu clan's domains.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi and his half-brother Hashiba Hidenaga met a Shimazu clan force, led by Niiro Tadamoto, near the river. Despite being vastly outnumbered 5,000 to 170,000, Niiro led his men in a charge against the Toyotomi force, and even engaged the famous warrior Katō Kiyomasa in personal combat before retreating under cover of night.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Turnbull. Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook. 1998. Cassell & Co. London. 9781854095237. 240.