Yokota Takatoshi Explained

Yokota Takatoshi
Native Name:横田 高松
Birth Date:1487
Death Date:November 9, 1550
Death Place:Toishi Castle, Shinano Province, Japan
Allegiance: Takeda clan
Battles:Sieges of Toishi (1550)

was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[1]

Military life and Death

He was most known for his participation in Sieges of Toishi where he together with Sanada Yukitaka fight Murakami Yoshikiyo. he reportedly put a fervent strong drill to his Spear soldier during the sieges, ordered them to consecutively perform a certain maneuver on battlefield, as such if a single line were to be formed with a depth of three-ranks, they would level their spear tips while advancing. however, despite the success of the siege he was killed in the battle[2] [3]

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Notes and References

  1. Inoue, Yasushi. (2006). The Samurai banner of Furin Kazan, p. 7.
  2. Web site: 横田高松 Yokota Takatoshi 生年不詳-1550 - Le blog de Yama no Kami Nobusada. Yama no Kami. Nobusada. 5 April 2008 .
  3. Book: Turnbull, Stephen . The Samurai Sourcebook . Cassell & Co. . 1998 . 1854095234 . 212.