"BatRep: Battle Among the Tombs" Topic

"The Battle of Dōmyōji, fought on 05 June 1615, was one of the decisive engagements of the Summer Campaign of the Siege of Osaka. The battle began as a delayed, fog-shrouded clash near Komatsuyama and ended with the Osaka army withdrawing toward Osaka Castle after losing key commanders. Dōmyōji is remembered because it shows the last major efforts of the Toyotomi defenders to use terrain, timing, and local counterattacks to blunt Tokugawa superiority. The battle also foreshadowed the end of the Osaka campaign. The defenders could still fight hard and inflict losses, but once key commanders fell, they could no longer hold the approaches indefinitely.

The Osaka Army's goal is to hold for a limited number of turns, inflict losses, and then disengage in good order. Tokugawa's goal is to break through the river line and destroy enough of the Osaka force to prevent an orderly withdrawal. The battle begins with the Tokugawa Army already across the Ishigawa River. Driven off Komatsuyama heights and back across the river, the Osaka Army awaits near the Imperial tombs…"

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Palouse Wargaming Journal

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Domyoji 1615 Game

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