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She commanded troops on the front line and held it until the warlord woke up. The case of Hio castle being defended by a woman when the castle lord was drunk gained attention from the enemy army. Even after this, Myōki successfully defended the castle and Takeda's troops retreated.
The allies marched with their 30,000 troops toward Motomiya Castle. Masamune with only 7,000 troops prepared a defensive strategy, Onamihime commanded her troops to attack but Masamune used a strategic defense and the allied forces retreated. In 1588, Onamihime allied again with Ashina and Sōma clan to counter Date Masamune in Battle of ...
The castle garrison, consisting of the Ochiai clan and elements of the Murakami clan, was loyal to Uesugi Kenshin and defended the fortress furiously, but was eventually overwhelmed by the Takeda army. All defending warriors fought to the death, while their families committed mass suicide and the castle was burned to the ground. Takeda victory
Tachibana Muneshige led the defense of the castle with his wife, the former clan leader Tachibana Ginchiyo. [1] Siege of Oka Castle - Shiga Chikatsugu remained steadfast in defending the castle against the Shimazu clan forces led by his brother Shiga Chikanori. Siege of Tsurusaki castle - Myorin defended Tsurusaki castle and stopped Shimazu ...
Its garrison consisted of the Ochiai clan [9] and some troops of the Murakami clan, [10] long-standing enemies of the Takeda. [11] The overall commander of Katsurayama was Ochiai Haruyoshi, also known as Ochiai Bitchu no kami, a samurai from Saku who was determined to defend his castle at all costs.
On April 17, 1582, Hideyoshi at last left Himeji Castle for Bitchu in his departure for the front with his 20,000 soldiers. On the way, he watched for the movement of the Ukita clan in Kameyama Castle, where the Ukita clan had resided, making sure that the Ukita clan would take sides with the Oda forces, and entered into Bitchu with 30,000-strong troops, with the addition of Ukita's 10,000 ...
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Gim Si-min (Korean: 김시민; Hanja: 金時敏; 1554–1592), also known as Kim Si-min, was a prominent Korean general during the Joseon period. He is most famous for having defended Jinju Castle against the Japanese invaders during the Seven Years' War.