Siege of Kiso Fukushima

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Kiso-Fukushima
partof=the Sengoku period


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date=1554
place=Kiso Fukushima castle, Kiso River Valley, Shinano province, Japan
casus=
territory=Fukushima falls to Takeda Shingen
result=Siege succeeds; Takeda victory
combatant1=forces of Takeda Shingen
combatant2=Fukushima castle garrison
commander1=Takeda Shingen
commander2=Kiso Yoshiyasu
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=3600
casualties2=2000|
notes=

The 1554 siege of Kiso-Fukushima was a siege by Takeda Shingen on Kiso Fukushima castle, in the Kiso River Valley of Shinano province. This was one of many battles fought during Shingen's campaign to seize control of Shinano.

Kiso Yoshiyasu, commander of the besieged castle, surrendered as his garrison ran out of food and water, as a result of Shingen's starvation siege tactics.

References

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