Siege of Chōkō-ji

Siege of Chōkōji

Date	1570
Location	Chōkōji Castle, Ōmi Province
Result	Siege lifted.

Belligerents

forces of Rokkaku Yoshisuke

forces of Oda Nobunaga

Commanders and leaders

Rokkaku Yoshisuke

Shibata Katsuie

Campaigns of Oda Nobunaga

Inō Terabe Marune Okehazama Inabayama Castle Chōkō-ji Kanegasaki Anegawa Ishiyama Hongan-ji Mount Hiei Nagashima Mikatagahara Hikida Castle Odani Castle Ichijōdani Castle Itami Nagashino Mitsuji Kizugawaguchi Shigisan Tedorigawa Takatenjin Tottori Hijiyama Tenmokuzan Takatō Uozu Honnō-ji

Chōkō-ji (長興寺) was a temple captured by Oda Nobunaga from the Rokkaku clan. The Rokkaku tried to take it back in 1570 by cutting off the water supply and placing it under siege. Shibata Katsuie, the commander entrusted with defending the temple, led his forces in sallying out of the temple to face the besiegers, succeeding in the end.

References

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

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