Battle of Odaihara

Battle of Odaihara

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Odaihara
partof=the Sengoku period


caption=
date=1546
place=Odaihara, Saku, Shinano Province
casus=
territory=
result=Takeda victory
combatant1=forces of Takeda Shingen
combatant2=forces of Uesugi Norimasa
commander1=Takeda Shingen
commander2=Uesugi Norimasa
strength1=5000
strength2=3800
casualties1=21
casualties2=498

The 1546 Battle of Odaihara was one of many steps taken by Takeda Shingen, one of Japan's great warlords of the Sengoku period, in his bid to take over Shinano province. He met the forces of Uesugi Norimasa on the plains of Odaihara, and defeated Uesugi's army while devoting a portion of his own force to the concurrent siege of nearby Shika castle. His victory at Odaihara would grant him hundreds of enemy heads to use for intimidation tactics at Shika.

References

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


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