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]
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]