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Siege of Kiso Fukushima

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Siege of Kiso-Fukushima
Part of the Sengoku period
Date1554
Location
Result Siege succeeds; Takeda victory
Territorial
changes
Fukushima falls to Takeda Shingen
Belligerents
Takeda clan Fukushima castle garrison
Commanders and leaders
Takeda Shingen Kiso Yoshiyasu
Strength
3600 2000

The 1554 siege of Kiso-Fukushima was a siege by Takeda Shingen on Fukushima Castle, in the Kiso River Valley of Shinano province. This was one of many battles fought during Shingen's campaign to seize control of Shinano.

Kiso Yoshiyasu, commander of the besieged castle, surrendered as his garrison ran out of food and water, as a result of Shingen's starvation siege tactics.

References

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  • Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.