He led the army of the shogunate against Yoshisada NITTA who invaded Kamakura with his army in 1333 and won a short term victory, but the army of the bakufu became careless after their victory and were subsequently heavily defeated by Nitta's army.
1333年、新田義貞が軍勢を率いて鎌倉に侵攻してきたとき、幕府軍を率いてこれを迎撃し、一時は勝利を収めたが、その勝利で油断して新田軍に大敗を喫した。