Siege of Kanbara
The 1569 siege of Kanbara was one of many sieges undertaken by the Takeda clan against the territories of the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period. Takeda Katsuyori, the son of clan head Takeda Shingen, led the siege against Kanbara castle in Suruga province, which was held by a garrison of 1000 men under the command of Hōjō Genan 's son Hōjō Ujinobu.[1]
| Siege of Kanbara | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| forces of Takeda Shingen | forces of Hōjō Ujiyasu | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Takeda Katsuyori | Hōjō Ujinobu | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | 1000 | ||||||
The castle fell on 6 December 1569.
References
- "蒲原城" (in Japanese). じゃらん. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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