Siege of Toyama

Siege of Toyama
Part of Toyotomi Hideyoshi's supremacy
Date August 1585 Location Etchu province 36°41′35.88″N 137°12′39.60″E Result Toyotomi victory
Belligerents
Toyotomi forces	Sassa Narimasa's forces
Commanders and leaders
Toyotomi Hideyoshi Horio Yoshiharu Maeda Toshinaga Hachiya Yoritaka Kanamori Nagachika	Sassa Narimasa
Strength
100,000 (speculation)	20,000 (speculation)
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The siege of Toyama was a battle during the Azuchi-Momoyama period (16th century) of Japan.

History

During the late summer of August 1585, Toyotomi Hideyoshi had led his army of around 100,000 soldiers against Sassa Narimasa, a once former ally many years past.

During the siege of Toyama, Toyotomi's senior commander Maeda Toshinaga would play a very prominent role within the overall attack. In the end, Narimasa's defence was shattered, thus allowing Toyotomi supremacy over Etchu province.[1]

References

1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 236. ISBN 9781854095237.