Battle of Uedahara
The Battle of Uedahara (上田原の戦い) was the first defeat suffered by Takeda Shingen, and the first field battle in Japan in which firearms were used. It took place in Shinano Province or the modern-day Nagano Prefecture.
| Battle of Uedahara | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
Uedahara today | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Takeda clan | Murakami clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Takeda Shingen Itagaki Nobukata † Amari Torayasu † Hajikano Den'emon † | Murakami Yoshikiyo | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 700 men | 120 | ||||||
Location within Nagano Prefecture Battle of Uedahara (Japan) | |||||||
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