Siege of Kiso Fukushima

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Siege of Kiso-Fukushima
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1554
Location Kiso Fukushima castle, Kiso River Valley, Shinano province, Japan
Result Siege succeeds; Takeda victory
Territorial
changes		 Fukushima falls to Takeda Shingen
Belligerents
forces of Takeda Shingen Fukushima castle garrison
Commanders
Takeda Shingen Kiso Yoshiyasu
Casualties and losses
3600 2000
 
Campaigns of the Takeda

The 1554 siege of Kiso-Fukushima was a siege by Takeda Shingen on Kiso 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.

[edit] References

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