Siege of Fukazawa

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
Date 1571 Location Fukazawa Castle, Suruga province 35°19′27.4148″N 138°57′22.5752″E Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
Hōjō clan castle garrison	Forces of Takeda Shingen
Commanders and leaders
Hōjō Tsunashige Matsuda Norihide	Takeda Shingen
class=notpageimage| Location within Shizuoka Prefecture Siege of Fukazawa (Japan)

History

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.

References

• Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co.