Battle of Echizen (1577)

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Battle of Echizen
Part of the Ikko-Ikki Uprising
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Ashikaga soldiers engaging the Ikko-Ikki in the Battle of Echizen
Date 31 December 1576 – 17 January 1577
Location
Result Ashikaga victory
  • Ashikaga lifts the Ikko-Ikki siege of Echizen and secure the province and its surroundings
Belligerents
Ashikaga Shogunate Ikkō-ikki
Commanders and leaders
Morohito Kyogoku Iesada Nagao †
Strength
29,000 soldiers
4,000 cavalry
7,058 soldiers
2,042 cavalry
1,000 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
2,724 soldiers 3,652 soldiers
1,700 cavalry