Oda forcesTakigawa
Takigawa Kazumasu
滝川一益
“One of the Four Oda Elders”
1525–1586 (aged 62)
- Rank / office
- Sakon-no-shōgen
- Domain / base
- Nagashima, Ise → Kōzuke
- Banner / crest
- Vertical quince in a circle
- Battles in 3D
- 2 battles
Portrait · Source: Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
A commander of obscure origins, valued by Nobunaga as a marksman and master of intrigue, who rose to rank with Shibata, Niwa and Akechi among the elders. He led arquebusiers at Nagashino and was entrusted with the Kantō after the fall of the Takeda. But the news of Honnō-ji unsettled him; he was crushed by the Hōjō at Kanna River and withdrew. Losing his contest with Hideyoshi as well, he died in obscurity.
Life and battlesGold dots mark battles you can watch in 3D
- 1568Eiroku 11
Conquest of Ise
Pacified northern Ise and won the deadly struggle with the Nagashima Ikkō uprising.
- 1575
Battle of Nagashino
Took charge of the central palisade and repelled the waves of attack again and again with arquebuses and a hedge of spears.
Nagashino–Shitaragahara, Mikawa Province 3,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1577
Battle of Tedorigawa
A veteran Oda commander. He tried to steady the collapsing rear but, unable to fight the dark and the flood, was swept south with the rest.
Tedori River, Kaga Province 3,000 troops Watch in 3D › - 1582Tenshō 10
The Kantō Army
Granted Kōzuke for his part in destroying the Takeda and entrusted with the Kantō.
- 1582Tenshō 10
Defeat at Kanna River
In the confusion after Honnō-ji he was crushed by the Hōjō and withdrew.
