Uesugi forcesKakizaki
Kakizaki Kageie
柿崎景家
“Fierce Warrior of Echigo”
dates unknown
- Rank / office
- Governor of Izumi
- Domain / base
- Echigo
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
A veteran of the Uesugi (Nagao) house and the fiercest warrior under Kenshin, called "the finest fighter in the seven districts of Echigo." At the Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima he led the vanguard and cut into the Takeda headquarters with the wheel formation. He was also the core of the Uesugi at Tedorigawa. Accounts of his death vary; one has it that in his last years he was suspected of treachery and executed.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1561Eiroku 4
Vanguard at Kawanakajima
Led the wheel formation's vanguard into the Takeda headquarters.
Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima 2,500 troops Watch in 3D › The fiercest warrior of Echigo. As the Uesugi vanguard he led the first turn of the wheel formation and drove into the Takeda crane's wing. - 1577Tenshō 5
Tedorigawa
Beat the great Oda army as the core of the Uesugi force.
Battle of Tedorigawa 3,000 troops Watch in 3D › The fiercest warrior of Echigo. As the vanguard he struck the Oda troops as they began crossing to the west bank and drove them into the torrent.
