Siege of Kaganoi

The 1584 siege of Kaganoi was one of the final battles fought by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in his bid to gain the lands and power of Oda Nobunaga, who died two years earlier.

Siege of Kaganoi
Part of the Sengoku period
Date1584
Location
Kaganoi, on the Kiso River
Result Siege succeeds; Toyotomi victory
Territorial
changes
Kaganoi falls to Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Belligerents
forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi forces of Oda clan
Commanders and leaders
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Oda Nobukatsu

Oda Nobukatsu was the most prominent of Nobunaga's relatives to oppose Hideyoshi in this quest. Hideyoshi bombarded Oda Nobukatsu's fortress at Kaganoi, and captured it soon afterwards.[1]

References

  1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 236. ISBN 9781854095237.

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