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Siege of Odawara

 
Wikipedia: Siege of Odawara (1569)
Siege of Odawara
Part of the Sengoku period
OdawaraJo1.jpg
One of Odawara's towers.
Date 1569
Location Odawara castle, Sagami province, Japan
Result Takeda victory; town burned
Belligerents
forces of Takeda Shingen forces of the Hōjō clan
Commanders
Takeda Shingen Hōjō Ujiyasu
Strength
50000 15000

The first siege of Odawara took place in 1569. After failing to take Hachigata and Takiyama castles, Takeda Shingen nevertheless moved against the Hōjō clan capital fortress of Odawara. The siege lasted only three days, after which the Takeda forces burned the town to the ground and left.

References

  • Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.

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