Siege of Uehara

Siege of Uehara
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1541 Location Uehara, Shinano Province Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
Forces of Suwa Yorishige	Takeda family forces
Commanders
Suwa Yorishige	Takeda Shingen
Strength
1000	5000
Casualties and losses
300	10

Campaigns of the Takeda Nashinokidaira – Un no Kuchi – Sezawa – Uehara – Kuwabara – Fukuyo – Nagakubo – Kojinyama – Takatō 1545 – Ryūgasaki – Uchiyama – Odaihara – Shika – Uedahara – Shirojiritoge – Fukashi – Toishi – Katsurao – Kiso Fukushima – Kannomine – Matsuo – Kawanakajima – Musashi-Matsuyama – Kuragano – Minowa – Hachigata 1568 – Odawara 1569 – Mimasetoge – Kanbara – Hanazawa – Fukazawa – Futamata – Mikatagahara – Iwamura – Noda – Takatenjin 1574 – Yoshida – Nagashino – Omosu – Takatenjin 1581 – Temmokuzan – Takatō 1582

The siege of Uehara was the first of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen in his bid to seize control of Shinano Province. Uehara Castle had been controlled by Suwa Yorishige before it was taken by Shingen.

References

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

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