Siege of Fukuyo

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Fukuyo
partof=the Sengoku period


caption=
date=1542
place=Fukuyo, Shinano Province
result=Takeda victory
combatant1=Forces of Tozawa Yorichika
combatant2=Takeda family forces
commander1=Tozawa Yorichika
commander2=Takeda Shingen, Komai Masatake
strength1=3000
strength2=5000
casualties1=
casualties2=

The siege of Fukuyo was the one of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province. The fortress at Fukuyo lay in the Ina valley, south of Lake Suwa. Tozawa Yorichika, an ally of Takatō Yoritsugu, lord of Takatō castle, surrendered quickly.

References

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