- Siege of Chōkō-ji
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Chōkōji
partof=theSengoku period
caption=
date=1570
place=Chōkōji Castle,Ōmi Province
result=Siege lifted.
combatant1=Forces ofRokkaku Yoshisuke
combatant2=Forces ofOda Nobunaga
commander1=Rokkaku Yoshisuke
commander2=Shibata Katsuie
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
casualties2=nihongo|Chōkō-ji|長興寺 was a temple captured by
Oda Nobunaga from theRokkaku clan . The Rokkaku tried to take it back in 1570 by cutting off the water supply and placing it under siege.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.References
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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