Battle of Yahagigawa
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| Battle of Yahagigawa | |||||||
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| Part of the Genpei War | |||||||
 The Yahagi River. |
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Minamoto clan | Taira clan | ||||||
| Commanders | |||||||
| Minamoto no Yukiie | Taira no Tomomori | ||||||
| Genpei War |
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| 1st Uji – Nara – Ishibashiyama – Fujigawa – Sunomata – Yahagigawa – Hiuchi – Kurikara – Shinohara – Mizushima – Fukuryūji – Muroyama – Hōjūjidono – 2nd Uji – Awazu – Ichi-no-Tani – Kojima – Yashima –Dan-no-ura |
Retreating from the Battle of Sunomata, Minamoto no Yukiie attempted to make a stand by destroying the bridge over the river Yahagigawa (矢作川), and putting up a defensive shieldwall. He was forced to withdraw in the end, but the Taira pursuit was soon called off when their leader, Tomomori fell ill.
[edit] References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.
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