Siege of Uehara
| Siege of Uehara | |||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Forces of Suwa Yorishige | Takeda family forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Suwa Yorishige | Takeda Shingen | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1000 | 5000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 300 | 10 | ||||||
The siege of Uehara was the first of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province. Uehara Castle had been controlled by Suwa Yorishige before it was taken by Shingen.
References
- Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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