Though the western army was routed in the battle, leading a relativelyt small force of only slightly more than 1,000 men, Yoshihiro successfully attacked, breaking through the enemy ranks, and successfully returned to Satsuma, with the eastern army in pusruit.
戦いで西軍が総崩れとなるものの、義弘はわずか1000余人で敵中突破を見事成功させ、東軍に追撃されながらも薩摩へ帰還した。