The siege of Kaminogō Castle was a battle in 1562, during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan. Kaminogō Castle was an Imagawa clan outpost located in eastern Aichi Prefecture, in what is now the town of Gamagōri.
| Siege of Kaminogō Castle | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part of Tokugawa Ieyasu's revolt against Imagawa | |||||||
| |||||||
| Belligerents | |||||||
| Matsudaira forces | Imagawa forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
|
Matsudaira Motoyasu Hattori Hanzō Ishikawa Kazumasa | Udono Nagateru | ||||||
With the help of his ninja vassal Hattori Hanzō, Matsudaira Motoyasu (later known as Tokugawa Ieyasu) laid siege to and stormed the castle. The Matsudaira force captured the castle from Udono Nagateru, a general of the Imagawa. Hanzō saves the daughters of Tokugawa Ieyasu from the Kaminogo castle with a small group of ninjas and also captures many high-ranking members of the Imagawa clan.
Motoyasu ordered Ishikawa Kazumasa as guardian of the Imagawa family, when Ieyasu managed to convince Imagawa Ujizane to release his family. Motoyasu obtained many useful hostages to use against the Imagawa, who were then in possession of his own family.[1]
References
edit- ^ Bottomley, Ian (2005). Shogun : the life of Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu. Royal Armouries Museum. Leeds, U.K.: Royal Armouries. p. 12. ISBN 0-948092-58-0. OCLC 63666433.
- The Samurai Sourcebook
- Turnbull: Ninja AD 1460–1650, p44.
 | This article about a historical Japanese battle is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |