Editing Battle of Okehazama

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The '''Battle of Okehazama''' was a [[Sengoku period|Sengoku]] military confrontation between the invading forces of [[Imagawa Yoshimoto]] and the defensive forces of [[Oda Nobunaga]] in [[Owari Province]], [[Japan]] on 12 June 1560.

==History==
In 1560, Imagawa, then controlling {{Wiki|Suruga Province|Suruga}}, {{Wiki|Tōtōmi Province|Tōtōmi}}, and {{Wiki|Mikawa Province|Mikawa Provinces}}, decided to attempt to march on [[Kyoto]] and seize control of the central government of Japan, raising 25,000 troops for his invasion. The march had to go through Owari to reach the capital, though this seemed easy since Nobunaga's forces were about one tenth of Imagawa's. Though Nobunaga's advisors counseled him to withdraw to {{Wiki|Kiyosu Castle}} and attempt to withstand a siege, he decided to seek an opening and attack.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05">''[[Echoes of History]]'' – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga</ref>

By midday, the Imagawa forces had made progress against the Oda, with its vanguard taking over several forts. Imagawa was with only a few thousand troops, with the rest of his men spread out, when they decided to make camp and celebrate their future win at the small gorge of Dengakuhazama. While there, a rainstrom hit, allowing Nobunaga's forces to position themselves for a direct attack against Imagawa and his men. At first, Imagawa assumed it was a drunken brawl between his men, realizing only too late he was under attack. Imagawa was killed and beheaded, leading to his surviving men to either surrender or flee.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>

With the Imagawa family losing his leader, several of their retainers were able to claim independance, including [[Tokugawa Ieyasu]], who established himself in his home province of Mikawa and allied himself with Nobunaga.<ref name="Echoes Shadows 05"/>

==Appearances==
*''[[Echoes of History]]'' {{Mo}}

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