Battle of Kiyosu Castle

Battle of Kiyosu Castle
Part of the Sengoku period

Reconstructed keep of Kiyosu Castle
Date1552-1554
Location35°11′59″N 136°51′10″E / 35.19972°N 136.85278°E / 35.19972; 136.85278
Result Oda Nobunaga victory
Territorial
changes
In 1554. Oda Nobunaga captured the provincial capital of Kiyosu and united the Southern Owari province
Belligerents
Oda clan of Nagoya Castle Oda clan of Kiyosu Castle
Commanders and leaders
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobumitsu
Chūjō Ietada
Shibata Katsuie
Sakuma Nobumori
Maeda Toshiie
Oda Nobutomo
Oda Sanmi
Sakai Taizen
Sakai Jinzuke
Kawajiri Yoichi
Strength
3,000 3,000
Casualties and losses
light heavy
Battle of Kiyosu Castle is located in Aichi Prefecture
Battle of Kiyosu Castle
Location within Aichi Prefecture
Battle of Kiyosu Castle is located in Japan
Battle of Kiyosu Castle
Battle of Kiyosu Castle (Japan)

Battle of Kiyosu Castle or Battle of Kaizu (August 16, 1552 - April 20, 1554) was the first victory of the young Oda Nobunaga in his struggle to unite the province of Owari against his cousin, Oda Nobutomo, deputy governor of southern Owari.[1][2]

  1. ^ Chaplin, Danny (2018). Sengoku Jidai. Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu : three unifiers of Japan. [United States?]. pp. 55–63. ISBN 978-1-9834-5020-4. OCLC 1111714915.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Ōta, Gyūichi (2011). The chronicle of Lord Nobunaga. J. S. A. Elisonas, Jeroen Pieter Lamers. Leiden: Brill. p. 3. ISBN 978-90-04-20456-0. OCLC 743693801.

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