Siege of Odawara (1569) explained

Conflict:Second Siege of Odawara
Partof:the Sengoku period
Date:1569
Place:Odawara castle, Sagami province, Japan
Coordinates:35.251°N 139.1535°W
Map Type:Japan Kanagawa Prefecture#Japan
Map Relief:yes
Result:
  • Hôjô victory
  • Takeda withdraws; town burned
Combatant1:Forces of Takeda Shingen
Combatant2:Forces of Hojo Ujiyasu
Commander1:Takeda Shingen
Kōsaka Masanobu
Hoshina Masatoshi
Sanada Yukitaka
Sanada Masayuki
Commander2:Hōjō Ujiyasu
Hōjō Ujimasa
Strength1:20,000[1]
Strength2:20,000

The second Siege of Odawara took place in 1569. Takeda Shingen attacked Odawara Castle, as a response to Hōjō's intervention into Shingen invasion of Suruga Province.

Background

In 1568, as a response to Hōjō clan intervention in Takeda invasion of Suruga Province, Takeda Shingen broke the alliance with the Hōjō, and came into Hōjō territory.

Siege

Shingen came into Musashi Province from his home province of Kai, attacking Takiyama and Hachigata Castles, where Ujiyasu's sons repulsed them.After failing at the Siege of Takiyama and Siege of Hachigata (1568), Takeda Shingen nevertheless moved to Sagami Province against the Hōjō clan capital fortress of Odawara in 1569. The siege lasted only three days, after which the Takeda forces burned the town to the ground and left.

Aftermath

Odawara castle itself did not fall and was still held by the Hojo, end of Shingen's campaign at Sagami Province against Hōjō clan.

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 「三増峠の戦い(1569年)」北条方の本拠・小田原城まで進出した武田信玄。その退却戦で明暗分かれる. October 14, 2020. Sengoku History.