On the following morning, 2 July, the main fighting began as Hideyoshi's men began to form up along the opposite shore of the Enmyōji-gawa from the enemy, and a portion of Mitsuhide's samurai, led by
Matsuda Masachika and
Nabika Kamon, crossed the river, seeking to make their way up the wooded Tennōzan hill. They were driven back by
arquebus fire, and so Hideyoshi felt confident enough to launch the right wing of his forces, under the command of
Kato Mitsuyasu and
Ikeda Tsuneoki, across the river, and into Mitsuhide's front lines. They made some progress, and were soon joined by the left wing, with support from atop
Mount Tennōzan. The majority of Mitsuhide's men fled, with the exception of the 200 men under
Mimaki Kaneaki, who charged and were destroyed by Hideyoshi's larger force. Soon, panic set in among the Akechi army, and Hideyoshi's army chased them back to
Shōryūji, where the garrison collapsed. Mitsuhide himself fled much further, to the town of Ogurusu, where he was killed by a gang of bandits. Mitsuhide is thought to have been killed by a bandit known as
Nakamura about two weeks after the battle. == Aftermath ==