Chōkō-ji (長興寺) was a temple captured by Oda Nobunaga from the Rokkaku clan in 1568. The Rokkaku tried to take it back in 1570 by cutting off the water supply and placing it under siege.
| Siege of Chōkōji | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Forces of Rokkaku clan | Forces of Oda clan | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Rokkaku Yoshisuke |
Shibata Katsuie Sakuma Nobumori | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 4,000 men | Castle Garrison | ||||||
Shibata Katsuie, the commander entrusted with defending the temple, led his forces in sallying out of the temple to face the besiegers, succeeding in the end.[1] This action, along with a series of brilliant victories, gained him renown as the "Oni Shibata", or "Devil Shibata".
References
edit- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 78,220. ISBN 1854095234.
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