Siege of Kaminogō Castle

Siege of Kaminogō Castle
Part of Tokugawa Ieyasu's revolt against Imagawa
Date1562
LocationGamagōri, Aichi
Result Matsudaira victory
Belligerents
Matsudaira forces Imagawa forces
Commanders and leaders

Matsudaira Motoyasu

Hattori Hanzō
Udono Nagamochi

The Siege of Kaminogō Castle was a battle in 1562, during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. Kaminogō Castle was an Imagawa clan outpost located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, in what is now the town of Gamagōri.

With the help of his ninja vassal Hattori Hanzō, Matsudaira Motoyasu (later known as Tokugawa Ieyasu) laid siege to and stormed the castle. The Matsudaira force captured the castle from Udono Nagamochi, a general of the Imagawa. In taking the castle, Motoyasu obtained many useful hostages to use against the Imagawa, who were then in possession of his own family.

References

  • The Samurai Sourcebook
  • Turnbull: Ninja AD 1460–1650, p44.


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