Siege of Kaminogō Castle

Siege of Kaminogou-jou
Part of Tokugawa Ieyasu's revolt against Imagawa
Date 1562 Location {{{place}}} Result Matsudaira victory
Belligerents
Matsudaira forces	Imagawa forces
Commanders and leaders
Tokugawa Ieyasu Hattori Hanzo	Udono Nagamochi

The siege of Kaminogō-jō the Siege of Kaminogō Castle was a battle during the Sengoku period (16th century) of Japan.

With the help of his ninja vassal Hattori Hanzo, Tokugawa Ieyasu, after a well fought battle, captured the castle of Kaminogō Castle from its keeper, Udono Nagamochi, a general of the Imagawa. Throughout Ieyasu's victory over the capture of Kaminogō-jō, Ieyasu obtained many useful hostages to use against that of the Imagawa, who were currently in possession of his own family.

References

• The Samurai Sourcebook
• Turnbull: Ninja AD 1460-1650, p44.