Nobutada fought well with his few remaining soldiers, making sure that the Imperial Prince Sanehito, who was a crown prince and lord of the Nijo New Imperial Palace, was able to escape.
信忠は二条新御所の主である儲君（皇太子）・誠仁親王を城の外に出し、手回りのわずかな軍兵とともに篭城し、善戦を見せた。