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Battle of Fujigawa
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{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Battle of Fujigawa
|partof=the
Genpei War
|image=
|caption=
|date=
November 9,
1180
|place=Fujigawa, beneath
Mount Fuji
|casus=
|territory=
|result=
Taira flee without engaging the enemy
|combatant1=
Minamoto clan, with aid from
Takeda clan of
Kai Province Kai
|combatant2=
Taira clan
|commander1=
Minamoto no Yoritomo
|commander2=
Taira no Koremori
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
{{Campaignbox Genpei War}}
Attempting to recover quickly from his exile, and to rebuild his army,
Minamoto no Yoritomo sent out messengers to recruit other families onto his side. As he continued through the region below
Mount Fuji Fuji-San and into
Suruga Province, he planned a rendezvous with the
Takeda clan and other families of the provinces of
Kai Province Kai and
Kozuke Province Kotsuke, to the north. These allies arrived just in time to fight off the chasing
Taira army. Supposedly, in the night, the
Taira mistook the sound of a flock of birds for that of a
Minamoto surprise attack, and fled, with no actual battle taking place.
References
* Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
* Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
Category:1180
Category:Battles of Japan Fujigawa 1180
Category:Genpei War
{{Japan-battle-stub}}
fr:Bataille de Fujigawa
ja:富士川の戦い
