Siege of Takatenjin (1581)

The second siege of Takatenjin came only six years after Takeda Katsuyori took the fortress.

Second Siege of Takatenjin
Part of the Sengoku period
Date1580 - March 22, 1581
Location
Takatenjin fortress, Tōtōmi Province, Japan
Result Siege succeeds; Oda-Tokugawa victory
Territorial
changes
Fortress falls to Oda-Tokugawa
Belligerents
forces loyal to Takeda Katsuyori forces loyal to Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu
Commanders and leaders
Okabe Motonobu  Mori Nagahide
Honda Tadakatsu
Strength
1000 5000
Casualties and losses
680 killed

This second siege lasted from 1580 until 22 March 1581, and ended with deaths of 680 of Okabe Motonobu/Naganori's garrison.[1]

Nobunaga sent Mori Nagahide to capture this fortress and the siege ended within four months. Okabe Motonobu died when he was attacked by Tokugawa forces under Honda Tadakatsu. This was quite an advantageous event for Oda Nobunaga, as it weakened his enemies; the battle of Tenmokuzan the following year would come to be known as Takeda Katsuyori's last stand.

References

  1. Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 231. ISBN 1854095234.

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