Siege of Chōkō-ji

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Siege of Chōkōji
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1570
Location Chōkōji Castle, Ōmi Province
Result Siege lifted.
Belligerents
forces of Rokkaku Yoshisuke forces of Oda Nobunaga
Commanders and leaders
Rokkaku Yoshisuke Shibata Katsuie

Chōkō-ji (長興寺) was a temple captured by Oda Nobunaga from the Rokkaku clan. The Rokkaku tried to take it back in 1570 by cutting off the water supply and placing it under siege. Shibata Katsuie, the commander entrusted with defending the temple, led his forces in sallying out of the temple to face the besiegers, succeeding in the end.

References

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


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