Siege of Hataya

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


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date=8th day, 9th lunar month, 1600
place=Hataya castle, Dewa Province, Japan
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result=Siege succeeds; castle falls to Western Army
combatant1=Western Army forces loyal to Ishida Mitsunari
combatant2=Eastern Army castle garrison loyal to Tokugawa Ieyasu
combatant3=
commander1=Naoe Kanetsugu
commander2=Eguchi Gohei
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strength1=20,000
strength2=300
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The siege of Hataya was one of several battles in Japan's Tōhoku region which served as preludes to the decisive Sekigahara Campaign which would end the 250-year period of war known as Sengoku.

Naoe Kanetsugu, a general loyal to Ishida Mitsunari, attacked Hataya castle on his way to Mogami Yoshiaki's fortress at Yamagata. His force was 20,000 strong, and the 300 man garrison under Eguchi Gohei have come to be celebrated in various chronicles for their brief, but brave, defense against such incredible odds.

References

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