At the sight of the government army pitching a camp along the Takase-gawa River, the IWAKIRI's troop fired down upon them from the bridge over the river, while the Kumamoto-tai troop crossed the river and attacked Hazama and Iwasakihara.
官軍が高瀬川の線に陣を構築するのを見た岩切らは高瀬川の橋梁から攻撃を仕掛け、熊本隊は渡河して迫間・岩崎原を攻撃した。