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The Battle of Nagashino (1575) was the day samurai warfare died.
10,000 elite Takeda cavalry charged straight into an enemy they didn’t understand — massed gunfire, rotating volleys, and barricades designed to erase them. What followed was one of the most shocking and one-sided slaughters in Japanese history.

This video breaks down how Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu used disciplined arquebusiers, defensive fortifications, and modern tactics to destroy the legendary Takeda clan. We explore the causes, the mistakes, the brutal charges, and how the battle permanently ended traditional samurai combat.

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If you enjoy deep-dive battle breakdowns, historical recreations, and cinematic storytelling, this one is for you.
Let’s explore how a single battle changed the future of Japan forever.

Keywords:
Battle of Nagashino
Samurai vs guns
Oda Nobunaga tactics
Takeda cavalry charge
Sengoku period warfare
Japanese arquebus
Samurai military history
Takeda Katsuyori
Samurai gunpowder era transition
Medieval Japanese battles
How samurai fought
Japanese musketeers (tanegashima)
Ancient Carnage