Sixteenth century Japan was a maelstrom of warring clans. In 1595 the samurai of Takeda Katsuyori stormed the castle of Nagashino, defended by 3,000 musketeers under Oda Nobunaga. The cream of Japan's warrior elite were slaughtered by the humble Ashigaru armed with their lethal arquebuses, changing the face of Japanese warfare forever.
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Sixteenth century Japan was a maelstrom of warring clans. In 1595 the samurai of Takeda Katsuyori stormed the castle of Nagashino, defended by 3,000 musketeers under Oda Nobunaga. The cream of Japan's warrior elite were slaughtered by the humble Ashigaru armed with their lethal arquebuses, changing the face of Japanese warfare forever.
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