Siege of Chōkō-ji
Chōkō-ji (長興寺) was a temple captured by Oda Nobunaga from the Rokkaku clan. The Rokkaku tried to take it back in 1570 by cutting off the water supply and placing it under siege.
| Siege of Chōkōji | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| forces of Rokkaku Yoshisuke | forces of Oda Nobunaga | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Rokkaku Yoshisuke | Shibata Katsuie | ||||||
Shibata Katsuie, the commander entrusted with defending the temple, led his forces in sallying out of the temple to face the besiegers, succeeding in the end.[1] This action, along with a series of brilliant victories, gained him renown as the "Oni Shibata", or "Demon Shibata".
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 78,220. ISBN 1854095234.
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