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Sakuma Morishige drinking the blood of his enemy!

Sakuma Morishige was an important samurai under Oda Nobunaga, and is mentioned in the Shincho-Koki, the Chronicles of Lord Nobunaga.

Prior to the Battle of Okehazama in 1560, Morishige was appointed castellan of Marune Castle, (now in Nagoya City's Midori Ward) at the time, one of the front line border posts in the defense against the Imagawa. The castle came under an attack led by Matsudaira Motoyasu (later to become known as Tokugawa Ieyasu) who was still a hostage of the Imagawa until he was freed with the killing of Imagawa Yoshimoto.

Ieyasu made effective use of the matchlock guns that had been introduced just 18 years prior, and had already become a favored weapon of the samurai class. The small castle was repeatedly fired upon, and on June 11, 1560, a bullet struck Morishige, killing him instantly. The castle fell to Motoyasu / Ieyasu and the attacking Imagawa forces shortly afterwards.

Just days later, Imagawa Yoshimoto would be felled by Oda Nobunaga and his men, and Motoyasu / Ieyasu would at last be free to return to his native Okazaki.
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Für nächstes mal ohne Italien. Next time without Italy.

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