The 1571 siege of Fukazawa castle was one of a number of battles which formed Takeda Shingen's campaigns against the Hōjō clan, during Japan's Sengoku period.

Siege of Fukazawa
Part of Sengoku period
Date1571
Location
Fukazawa Castle, Suruga province
35°19′27.4148″N 138°57′22.5752″E / 35.324281889°N 138.956270889°E / 35.324281889; 138.956270889
Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
Hōjō clan castle garrison Forces of Takeda Shingen
Commanders and leaders
Hōjō Tsunashige
Matsuda Norihide
Takeda Shingen
Siege of Fukazawa is located in Shizuoka Prefecture
Siege of Fukazawa
Location within Shizuoka Prefecture
Siege of Fukazawa is located in Japan
Siege of Fukazawa
Siege of Fukazawa (Japan)

History

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Having burned the town of Odawara surrounding the Hōjō home castle two years earlier, Takeda Shingen laid siege to a number of other Hōjō holdings in the surrounding provinces, including Fukazawa castle, in Suruga province.

This was the sixth time he had invaded Suruga; Fukazawa castle was held by Hōjō Tsunashige, who ultimately surrendered and withdrew to Tamanawa Castle.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "深沢城". 日本の城がわかる事典. コトバンク. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  • Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.