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Niwa Ujishige, with Just over 200 Men, Challenged the 20,000-Strong Hashiba Detachment | The 16-Year-Old Warrior Who Perished at Iwasaki Castle

Why did Niwa Ujishige, at the age of 16, challenge a separate force of over 20,000 men led by Hashiba? The more than 200 soldiers defending Iwasaki Castle held off Ikeda Tsuneoki and Mori Nagayoshi, influencing the course of the Battle of Nagakute. Based on the Niwa family's military chronicles from the Edo period, this book follows the messenger's desperate journey, the few hours leading up to the castle's fall, and the counterattack by his old…
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Why did Niwa Ujishige, at the age of 16, challenge a separate force of over 20,000 men led by Hashiba? The more than 200 soldiers defending Iwasaki Castle held off Ikeda Tsuneoki and Mori Nagayoshi, influencing the course of the Battle of Nagakute. Based on the Niwa family's military chronicles from the Edo period, this book follows the messenger's desperate journey, the few hours leading up to the castle's fall, and the counterattack by his old…

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BUSHOO!JAPAN(武将ジャパン) broke the news on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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