Battle of Fujigawa

Battle of Fujigawa
Conflict	Genpei War
Date	November 9,1180
Place	Fujigawa, beneath Fuji-San
Result	Minamoto Clan victory
Combatants Minamoto Clan, alongside the Takeda Clan from Kai Province Taira Clan Commanders Minamoto no Yoritomo Unknown Strength Unknown Unknown Casualties None? None?

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 Fuji-San and into Suruga Province, he planned a rendezvous with the Takeda clan and other families of the provinces of Kai and 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.