Battle of Okehazama

The Battle of Okehazama was a Sengoku military confrontation between the invading forces of Imagawa Yoshimoto and the defensive forces of Oda Nobunaga in Owari, Japan on 12 June 1560.
==History==
In 1560, Imagawa, then controlling , , and , 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,Echoes of History – Shadows – Episode 5: Oda Nobunaga though this seemed easy since Nobunaga's forces were about one tenth of Imagawa's.Assassin's Creed: Memories – Cards: Oda Nobunaga Though Nobunaga's advisors counseled him to withdraw to and attempt to withstand a siege, he decided to seek an opening and attack.
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.
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.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Memories 
*Echoes of History 
==References==
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