Siege of Odawara (1569)

For other battles with this name, see Siege of Odawara.

Siege of Odawara

One of Odawara's towers.

Date	1569
Location	Odawara castle, Sagami province, Japan
Result	Takeda withdraws; town burned

Belligerents

forces of Takeda Shingen

forces of the Hōjō clan

Commanders and leaders

Takeda Shingen

Hōjō Ujiyasu

Strength

50000

15000

Campaigns of the Takeda

Campaigns of the Hōjō

Arai Edo Nashinokidaira Kamakura Ozawahara Musashi-Matsuyama 1537 Kawagoe (1537) Kōnodai 1538 Kawagoe (1545) Odawara 1561 Musashi-Matsuyama 1563 Kōnodai 1564 Hachigata 1568 Odawara 1569 Mimasetoge Kanbara Nirayama Fukazawa Omosu Kanagawa Hachigata 1590 Odawara 1590 Shimoda Oshi

The first siege of Odawara took place in 1569. After failing to take Hachigata and Takiyama castles, Takeda Shingen nevertheless moved against the Hōjō clan capital fortress of Odawara. The siege lasted only three days, after which the Takeda forces burned the town to the ground and left. Odawara castle itself did not fall and was still held by the Hojo.

References

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