Siege of Uehara

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Siege of Uehara
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1542
Location Uehara, Shinano Province
Result Takeda victory
Combatants
Forces of Suwa Yorishige Takeda family forces
Commanders
Suwa Yorishige Takeda Shingen
Campaigns of the Takeda
Nashinokidaira - Un no Kuchi - Sezawa - Uehara - Kuwabara - Fukuyo - Nagakubo - Kojinyama - Takatō 1545 - Ryūgasaki - Uchiyama - Odaihara - Shika - Uedahara - Shirojiritoge - Fukashi - Toishi - Katsurao - Kiso Fukushima - Kannomine - Matsuo - Kawanakajima - Musashi-Matsuyama - Kuragano - Minowa - Hachigata 1568 - Odawara 1569 - Mimasetoge - Kanbara - Hanazawa - Fukazawa - Futamata - Mikata ga Hara - Iwamura - Noda - Takatenjin 1574 - Yoshida - Nagashino - Omosu - Takatenjin 1581 - Temmokuzan - Takatō 1582

The siege of Uehara was the first of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province. Uehara Castle had been controlled by Suwa Yorishige before it was taken by Shingen.

[edit] Reference

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