The last resistance of the Osaka Garrison was at Tennoji, outside of the castle. Hideyori, son of the legendary
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, made up a plan to try and turn the tide of the siege. A
council of war was held on 2 June 1615 and the plan was determined that Sanada,
Ōno Harunaga, and the other commanders would launch an attack to hold the Tokugawa front, while
Akashi Morishige would sweep around to attack the rear. In the midst of the rear attack, Hideyori would ride out of the garrison, leading the attack under the banner of Hideyoshi. But the Tokugawa were led by Ieyasu himself, and even though Ieyasu was wounded by a spear thrust, Sanada was killed in action, beheaded by a samurai named Nishio Nizaemon after he sat on a stool to rest. Hideyori and his mother
Yodo-dono committed
seppuku. The eight-year old son of Hideyori, the last of the Toyotomi, was decapitated, along with
Chōsokabe Morichika, along with so many
rōnin that it was said their heads stretched from
Kyoto to
Fushimi. Aside from minor skirmishes, the Battle of Tennōji was the last battle between two great samurai armies ever fought. == References ==