The Battle of Ichinotani was not fought in a unified form under the leadership of Noriyori and Yoshitsune, but with a so called patch-work army composed of various independent local Genji families and Kyoto warriors.
一ノ谷の戦いも、範頼・義経に一元的に統率された形で行われた訳ではなく、独立した各地源氏一門や京武者たちとの混成軍という色彩が強かった。