Siege of Katsurao

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


caption=
date=1553
place=Katsurao, Shinano province
casus=
territory=Fortress falls to Takeda Shingen
result=Takeda victory
combatant1=forces of Takeda Shingen
combatant2=Katsurao garrison
commander1=Takeda Shingen
commander2=Murakami Yoshikiyo
strength1=4200
strength2=6000
casualties1=
casualties2=

The 1553 siege of Katsurao was one of many sieges undertaken by the warlord Takeda Shingen in his bid to gain control of Japan's Shinano province. He successfully took the fortress from Murakami Yoshikiyo, and seized three more minor fortresses over the next four months, at Wada, Takashima and Fukuda.

References

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