Siege of Kannomine

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Siege of Kannomine
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1554
Location Kannomine, Shinano province, Japan
Result Takeda victory
Territorial
changes		 Kannomine falls to the Takeda
Belligerents
Forces of Takeda Shingen Kannomine castle garrison
Commanders
Takeda Shingen Chiku Yoritomo
Strength
6000 1900
 
Campaigns of the Takeda

The 1554 siege of Kannomine was one of many battles fought in Takeda Shingen's campaign to seize control of Shinano province. This took place during Japan's Sengoku period; Shingen was one of many feudal lords (daimyo) who battled to gain land and power.

Kannomine was located in the Ina valley in Japan's Shinano province; it was commanded by Chiku Yoritomo, and was taken just prior to the sieges of Matsuo and Yoshioka.

[edit] References

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