Siege of Oshi

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Siege of Oshi
Part of Supremacy of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Date 1590
Location Musashi province
Result Toyotomi victory
Belligerents
Hōjō forces Toyotomi forces
Commanders
N/A Ishida Mitsunari

The 1590 siege of Oshi was one of many battles in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaigns against the Hōjō clan during Japan's Sengoku period.

Oshi, which was a castle under the control of the Hōjō clan, was attacked by senior Toyotomi retainer Ishida Mitsunari. Throughout this siege, Mitsunari used a prior strategy of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, that of diverting a river to flood the whole castle area. Mitsunari's victory in this siege had greatly assisted in the supremacy of his master.

[edit] References

The Samurai Sourcebook