- Siege of Uozu
Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Uozu
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date=May-June1582
place=Uozu,Etchu province , Japan
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territory=Uozu andMatsukura Castle fall to Nobunaga
result=Oda victory
combatant1=Forces ofOda Nobunaga
combatant2=Uesugi clan forces
commander1=Shibata Katsuie ,Sasa Narimasa
commander2=Uesugi Kagekatsu
strength1=16000
strength2=23000
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casualties2=The1582 nihongo|Siege of Uozu Castle|魚津城の戦い|Uozu-jō no tatakai| was part of a border dispute between two "daimyō " of Japan'sSengoku period . The territories ofOda Nobunaga and theUesugi clan , led byUesugi Kagekatsu , met inEtchu Province ; both were under threat from theIkkō-ikki of Etchu, and from one another.Seeking to ensure the security of Nobunaga's possessions,
Shibata Katsuie andSasa Narimasa , two of his chief generals, rode north fromToyama Castle , and laid siege to both the town of Uozu and nearbyMatsukura Castle with 16000 menUozu Castle fell onJune 3 ,1582 ; Oda Nobunaga would die three days later, in Kyoto, in theIncident at Honnō-ji .References
*Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
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