Battle of Kuisegawa

Battle of Kuisegawa
Part of the Sengoku period
Date1600
Location
Ogaki Castle, near the Kuisegawa river
35°23′20.1″N 136°34′33.8″E / 35.388917°N 136.576056°E / 35.388917; 136.576056
Result Western Army victory and Eastern Army retreats to Sekigahara
Belligerents
Western Army (Ishida Mitsunari) Eastern Army (Tokugawa Ieyasu)
Commanders and leaders
Shima Sakon
Akashi Teruzumi
Arima Toyouji
Nakamura Kazuhide
Noisshiki Sukeyoshi 
Honda Tadakatsu
Strength
1,300 6,000
Casualties and losses
less Noisshiki Sukeyoshi 
Nakamura Kazuhide (wounds)
Arima Toyouji (wounds)
4,000 men
Battle of Kuisegawa is located in Japan
Battle of Kuisegawa
Location within Japan

The Battle of Kuisegawa (杭瀬川の戦い) was a decisive battle during the Sekigahara Campaign, this battle gave Ishida Mitsunari's Western Army the initial advantage at the Battle of Sekigahara while Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army suffered heavy losses and had to retreat to Sekigahara.