Siege of Akechi

Battle of Akechi
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 1574 Location Mino Province Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
forces of Takeda Katsuyori	Oda Nobunaga
Commanders and leaders
Takeda Katsuyori	Oda Nobunaga

Battle

Despite the death of Takeda Shingen in 1573, the Takeda, now led by Katsuyori, continued to make gains against the Oda and Tokugawa. In March 1574 Katsuyori led an army into Mino Province and surrounded Akechi castle. Nobunaga hastily dispatched a relief force under his eldest son Nobutada and Ikeda Nobuteru but this arrived too late: Akechi's commander had already surrendered. Later that year, Katsuyori would score another victory by taking Takatenjin castle in Totomi province. This would be the Takeda's high-water mark, which would recede following the Battle of Nagashino in 1575.

References

http://wiki.samurai-archives.com/index.php?title=Siege_of_Akechi