The siege of Toyama was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.
Siege of Toyama | |||||||
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Part of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's supremacy | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Toyotomi forces | Sassa Narimasa's forces | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Horio Yoshiharu Maeda Toshinaga Hachiya Yoritaka Kanamori Nagachika | Sassa Narimasa | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
100,000 (speculation) | 20,000 (speculation) | ||||||
History
editDuring the late summer of August 1585, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had led his army of around 100,000 soldiers against Sassa Narimasa, a once former ally many years past.
During the siege of Toyama, Toyotomi's senior commander Maeda Toshinaga would play a very prominent role within the overall attack. In the end, Narimasa's defence was shattered, thus allowing Toyotomi supremacy over Etchu province.[1]
References
edit- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 236. ISBN 9781854095237.