# Battle of Nagashino (1575)

URL: https://history-japan.com/timeline/1575-battle-of-nagashino
Location: Japan
Categories: battle

The allied armies of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu defeated Takeda Katsuyori’s forces near Nagashino. Firearms and defensive fieldworks contributed to the victory. Popular accounts of precisely organized rotating volleys are debated.

Ruler at the time: [Oda Nobunaga](https://history-japan.com/rulers/oda-nobunaga)

## Sources
- [en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Nagashino)