Siege of Kakegawa

The 1569 siege of Kakegawa was one of many battles fought by Tokugawa Ieyasu campaign at Suruga province and Tōtōmi Province against Imagawa clan during Japan's Sengoku period.

Siege of Kakegawa
Date 1569 Location Kakegawa castle, Tōtōmi Province, Japan Result Tokugawa victory
Belligerents
forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu	Imagawa clan forces
Commanders and leaders
Tokugawa Ieyasu Hattori Hanzō Kōriki Kiyonaga	Imagawa Ujizane  Asahina Yasutomo
Strength
19,000	8,000

Imagawa Ujizane, the son of the late Imagawa Yoshimoto, held Kakegawa castle at the time that it was besieged by Hattori Hanzō under the command of Tokugawa Ieyasu. After a five month siege, negotiations began, and Ujizane agreed to surrender the castle in return for the support of Ieyasu in regaining his former territory in Suruga province.

References

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