Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama (1537)

Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama (1537)

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Siege of Musashi-Matsuyama
partof=the Sengoku period


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date=1537
place=Matsuyama castle, Musashi province
result=Siege successful, castle falls to Hōjō
combatant1=Uesugi clan garrison
combatant2=Hōjō forces
commander1=Ota Sukemasa
commander2=
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
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The 1537 siege of Musashi-Matsuyama was the first of several sieges of Matsuyama castle in Japan's Musashi province over the course of the Sengoku period (1467-1603). The Uesugi clan controlled the castle in 1537, but lost it to the Hōjō clan in this siege; they would regain it, and lose it once more in 1563.

It may be interesting to note that the Uesugi sent for help during this siege by hiding a message inside a dog's collar; the tactic was ultimately unsuccessful.

References

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


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