The Siege of Takamatsu, in which Hashiba Hideyoshi flooded the wetland basin and sent boats to carry out ranged attacks against the fortress. Source: Public Domain
Another depiction of the Siege of Takamatsu (Castle is in the background). This is a woodblock print which currently resides at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Source: Public Domain
A memorial placard at the modern temple of Honno-ji succinctly describing the incident itself. Source: Hyppolyte de Saint-Rambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A dramatized artistic depiction of the Battle at Honno-ji. Carrying the red flag are the leaders serving Akechi Mitsuhide. Source: Public Domain
A later depiction of Nobunaga fighting for his life at Honno-ji, knocking another warrior into the flames which would eventually consume himself as well. Source: Public Domain
Another depiction of the Battle of Honno-ji, featuring a young man fighting an armored samurai with a Yari spear. I am not certain, but I believe the young man is Mori Ranmaru, on of Oda Nobunaga’s squires who was also his lover. Source: Public Domain
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