The Battle of Sunomata-gawa (墨俣川の戦い, Sunomata-gawa no Tatakai) took place in Japan on 6 June 1181 (or by the Japanese calendar, Jishō-5 year, 4-month, 25-day), in the present-day town of Sunomata, Gifu Prefecture. The battle started when Minamoto no Yukiie attempted a sneak attack against his enemies during the night. He found Taira no Tomomori and his army directly opposite from his, along the Sunomata River, near the borders of Owari and Mino provinces.
The Minamoto warriors waded across, but their ambush failed when the Taira clan could distinguish dry friend from soaking, dripping wet foe, even in the pitch dark of night. Yukiie and a number of other surviving Minamoto were forced back across the river.[2]
After crossing the river, the Minamoto went to the Yahagi River in Mikawa Province, but the Taira chased after them.
battle, sunomata, gawa, 16th, century, battle, same, river, battle, nagara, gawa, 墨俣川の戦い, sunomata, gawa, tatakai, took, place, japan, june, 1181, japanese, calendar, jishō, year, month, present, town, sunomata, gifu, prefecture, battle, started, when, minamot. For the 16th century battle on the same river see Battle of Nagara gawa The Battle of Sunomata gawa 墨俣川の戦い Sunomata gawa no Tatakai took place in Japan on 6 June 1181 or by the Japanese calendar Jishō 5 year 4 month 25 day in the present day town of Sunomata Gifu Prefecture The battle started when Minamoto no Yukiie attempted a sneak attack against his enemies during the night He found Taira no Tomomori and his army directly opposite from his along the Sunomata River near the borders of Owari and Mino provinces Battle of Sunomata gawaPart of the Genpei WarMonument marking the battle site Date6 August 1181LocationSunomata River Owari Province35 21 10 7 N 136 41 1 9 E 35 352972 N 136 683861 E 35 352972 136 683861ResultSneak attack fails Taira victoryBelligerents Minamoto clan Taira clanCommanders and leadersMinamoto no Yukiie Minamoto no Gien ja Asuke Shigenaga ja Taira no Koremori Taira no Shigehira 1 class notpageimage Location within Japan The Minamoto warriors waded across but their ambush failed when the Taira clan could distinguish dry friend from soaking dripping wet foe even in the pitch dark of night Yukiie and a number of other surviving Minamoto were forced back across the river 2 After crossing the river the Minamoto went to the Yahagi River in Mikawa Province but the Taira chased after them See also editList of Japanese battlesReferences edit Sansom George 1958 A History of Japan to 1334 Stanford University Press p 292 ISBN 0804705232 Turnbull Stephen 1998 The Samurai Sourcebook Cassell amp Co p 200 ISBN 1854095234 nbsp This article about a historical Japanese battle is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Sunomata gawa amp oldid 1156962178, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
