Yoshinaka's forces held Hokurokunomiya as their leader and progressed towards Kyoto and defeated the Kyoto protection line of the Taira clan with attacks from all directions by MINAMOTO no Yukiie, Yukitsuna TADA (MINAMOTO no Yukitsuna)and Yoshisada YASUDA (MIMAMOTO no Yoshisada).
義仲軍は、北陸宮を推戴しながら京都へ進軍して源行家、多田行綱(源行綱)、安田義定(源義定)らの多方面攻撃によって平氏の京都防衛線を破る。