Battle of Mikatagahara

Battle of Mikatagahara
The Battle of Mikatagahara was a battle that pitted the Takeda clan against the Tokugawa clan that appears in both Samurai Warriors games. It is noted for being Shingen Takeda's final battle.

Forces
Takeda vs. Tokugawa

--Takeda--
 * Commander- Shingen Takeda
 * Generals- Yukimura Sanada, Kunoichi, Katsuyori Takeda, others
 * Troops- 30,000

--Tokugawa--
 * Commander- Ieyasu Tokugawa
 * Generals- Tadakatsu Honda, Hanzo Hattori, others
 * Troops- 8,000

The Battle
When the battle started, Ieyasu ordered his men to hold their positions, and only engage the enemy lightly. Nobushige Oyamada and his men began throwing rocks at the Tokugawa advance force, enticing them to attack. It worked; the advance for moved forward and was soon cut down, leaving a gap in the Tokugawa defense. Shingen formed his forces into a Scale Formation, and ordered his cavalry to charge the Tokugawa line. The Tokugawa held out only briefly, and were forced to retreat. Ieyasu left the Tokugawa main camp with Tadakatsu as rear guard, while Hanzo ambushed the Takeda main camp, killing Shingen. With his dying breath, he passed his will onto Yukimura, who soon ordered a discreet retreat. Yukimura then rode out, defeated Tadakatsu, and forced Ieyasu to retreat.