Siege of Takatō (1582)
1582 takeover of the Takeda clan by Oda Nobunaga's forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the history of Japan, the 1582 siege of Takatō (高遠城の戦い) was one of the final battles of the Takeda clan against the forces of Oda Nobunaga. The only Takeda stronghold in Shinano province to put up any resistance to Nobunaga's final invasion of Takeda domain (in February 1582), the castle was taken by storm on March the 2nd 1582.[1]
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Siege of Takatō | |||||||
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Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
forces of Oda Nobunaga | forces of Takeda clan | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Oda Nobutada Oda Nagamasu Takigawa Kazumasu Kawajiri Hidetaka Mori Nagayoshi Hori Hidemasa |
Takeda Morinobu † Hoshina Masanao Oyamada Masayuki | ||||||
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30,000 | 400[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
significant[1] | entire garrison, many civilians[1] | ||||||
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