Battle of Hiketa
| Battle of Hiketa | |||||||
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 Stone wall of Hiketa castle | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Chōsokabe clan forces | Toyotomi clan forces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Chōsokabe Motochika Kōsokabe Chikayasu Kagawa Yukikage | Sengoku Hidehisa | ||||||
  Location within Kagawa Prefecture  Battle of Hiketa (Japan) | |||||||
The Siege of Hiketa (引田の戦い) was a battle during the Azuchi–Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan. The siege of Hiketa Castle was a certain battle that was fought by Sengoku Hidehisa against Chōsokabe Motochika.
In the end however, Motochika won this victory. Hiketa was to be a further stage within the Chōsokabe's conquering of the Shikoku Island.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 233. ISBN 9781854095237.
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