Siege of Ryūgasaki - Wikipedia
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| Siege of Ryūgasaki | ||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | ||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||
| Forces loyal to Tozawa Yorichika | Takeda family forces | |||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||
| Yoshinaga Mitoyoshi† | Takeda Shingen | |||||
| Strength | ||||||
| 2,500 | 3,200 | |||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||
| Unknown | Unknown |
The 1545 siege of Ryūgasaki was one of many battles fought by Takeda Shingen in his bid to control Shinano Province during Japan's Sengoku period. The fortress was a satellite castle of Fukuyo, and was held by Tozawa retainer Yoshinaga Mitoyoshi. Yoshinaga himself was killed in battle while the fortress fell.
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co. p211