Battle of Tedorigawa | |||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
![]() Tedori river in 2012 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Uesugi clan | Oda clan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Strength | |||||||
30,000[1] | 50,000[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1,000 men, many more drowned | |||||||
Location within Ishikawa Prefecture |
The Battle of Tedorigawa (手取川の戦い, Tedorigawa no Tatakai) took place near the Tedori River in Japan's Kaga Province in 1577, between the forces of Oda Nobunaga against Uesugi Kenshin. This was destined to be Kenshin's last great battle. Kenshin tricked Nobunaga into launching a frontal attack across the Tedorigawa and defeated him. Having suffered the loss of 1,000 men, the Oda withdrew south. The battle site is in the modern-day Ishikawa Prefecture.