After Yoshisada NITTA died, a total of 6,000 troopers of the army of Yoshioki NITTA and Yoshiharu WAKIYA moved to castles in Nishi Tanzawa including Matsuda-jo Castle and Kawamura-jo Castle, and Takauji ASHIKAGA himself attacked them with a large force, which made Ashigara a major battlefield.
新田義貞の没後、新田義興、脇屋義治軍総勢6,000騎が松田城、河村城や西丹沢の諸城に移り、これを足利尊氏自ら大軍を率いて攻め込んできたので、足柄の地は一大戦場と化した。