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Battle of Sunomata
| Battle of Sunomata | |||||||||||||||||
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| Conflict | Genpei War | ||||||||||||||||
| Date | April 25,1181 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place | The Sunomata River , in Owari Province | ||||||||||||||||
| Result | Taira Clan victory | ||||||||||||||||
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Minamoto no Yukiie attempted a sneak attack in the night, when he found Taira no Tomomori and his army directly opposite from his, along the Sunomata River . The Minamoto warriors waded across, but their ambush failed when the Taira 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.
References
- Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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