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Siege of Hataya

Siege of Hataya
Part of the Sengoku period
Date8th day, 9th lunar month, 1600
Location
Hataya Castle, Yamagata Prefecture, Dewa Province, Japan
Result Siege succeeds; castle falls to Western Army
Belligerents
Western Army forces:
Uesugi clan forces		 Eastern Army castle:
Mogami Yoshiaki garrison forces
Commanders and leaders
Naoe Kanetsugu Eguchi Gohei
Strength
20,000 300

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, Uesugi Kagekatsu's general loyal to Ishida Mitsunari, attacked Hataya castle on his way to pursue Mogami Yoshiaki at Yamagata Domain, His force was 20,000 strong, against the 300 man of Mogami garrison under Eguchi Gohei. The garrison 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.

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