Here is a new map I found on the Battle of Okehazama. It is not that bad and easy to understand. On the top, it shows the route Yoshimoto took when he left Sunpu on May 12th. However, if you look closely, Chiryu Castle is omitted. Why? It was well known and documented that Yoshimoto stopped at Chiryu (under the command of the Nagami family) on the 17th. The map has Kutsukake (under the command of Kondo Kageharu) on the 17th, which is wrong. Yoshimoto stopped at Kutsukake on the 18th.
Sunpu to Kakegawa Castle: 30 miles.
Okazaki (May 16th) to Chiryu (May 17th): 7 miles.
Chiryu (May 17th) to Kutsukake (May 18th): 6 miles.
Kutsukake to Odaka 8 miles.
Odaka to Fort Washizu and Marune: half a mile.
Sakai River narrow and easy to cross.
Nobunaga's route to Okehazama:
Kiyosu to Okehazama: 15 to 17 half miles.
Kiyosu to Atsuta: 7 miles.
Atsuta to Tange: 5 miles.
Tange to Zenshoji: less than a mile.
The map has the commanders of Fort Tange (Mizuno Tatewaki), Fort Zenshoji (Sakuma Nobumori), but not Fort Nakajima. Kajikawa Takahide was in command of Fort Nakajima. The map also shows both routes that Nobunaga took to defeat Yoshimoto.
Nobunaga no tame!
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