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  • Battles of Kizugawaguchi
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  • In the first battle, in 1576, the Mōri defeated Kuki Yoshitaka's fleet, breaking the blockade and supplying the fortress. Both sides fought with firearms, a rather new development in Japanese warfare; but Mōri's experience and knowledge of naval tactics was ultimately the deciding factor.
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Strength
  • 6
  • 600
  • ~300 vessels
  • ~700 vessels
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Partof
  • the Sengoku period
Date
  • 1578
  • August 1576
Commander
Result
  • Mōri victory
  • Oda victory
combatant
Place
  • Kizugawaguchi, off the coast of Osaka
Conflict
  • First Battle of Kizugawaguchi
  • Second Battle of Kizugawaguchi
abstract
  • In the first battle, in 1576, the Mōri defeated Kuki Yoshitaka's fleet, breaking the blockade and supplying the fortress. Both sides fought with firearms, a rather new development in Japanese warfare; but Mōri's experience and knowledge of naval tactics was ultimately the deciding factor.