Siege of Hachigata (1590) explained

Conflict:Siege of Hachigata (1590)
Partof:the Sengoku period
Date:1590
Place:Hachigata Castle, Musashi province, Japan
Coordinates:36.1092°N 139.196°W
Result:Toyotomi victory
Combatant1:Forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Combatant2:Hōjō clan forces
Commander1:Maeda Toshiie
Uesugi Kagekatsu
Commander2:Hōjō Ujikuni
Strength1:35,000
Strength2:Unknown

The 1590 siege of Hachigata was the penultimate battle of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaigns against the Hōjō clan, during Japan's Sengoku period. Hachigata was one of the last major fortresses of the Hōjō, whose opposition in the Kantō region Hideyoshi sought to eliminate, having already subjugated all of Western Japan. [1]

The besieging force of 35,000 men was led by Maeda Toshiie and Uesugi Kagekatsu. The Hōjō garrison under the command of Hōjō Ujikuni held out for over a month before the castle fell.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.
  2. Book: Turnbull. Stephen. The Samurai Sourcebook. 1998. Cassell & Co. London. 9781854095237. 241.