siege, early modern

Siege of Ryūgasaki

Name: Siege of Ryūgasaki
Location: Ryūgasaki Domain, Japan

Siege of Ryūgasaki was a siege conducted in 1545 at Ryūgasaki Domain, in what is now Japan. The recorded result: Takeda victory. Recorded strength: 2,500 against 3,200.

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Fought1545

WhereRyūgasaki Domain, Japan35.989N, 137.977E

OutcomeTakeda victory

BelligerentsForces loyal to Tozawa YorichikaagainstTakeda family forces

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1545 (year precision)
Place	Ryūgasaki Domain, Japan 35.989N, 137.977E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Strength	2,500	3,200
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Yoshinaga Mitoyoshi	Takeda Shingen

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Kojinyama 1544, 3.0 km SE
Battle of Shiojiritōge 1548, 10 km NE
Battle of Miyagawa 1542, 15 km E
Siege of Kuwabara 1542, 15 km E
Siege of Uehara 1541, 16 km E

Elsewhere in 1545

Battle of the Solent United Kingdom
Battle of Sokhoista Turkey
Battle of Ancrum Moor United Kingdom
Battle of Bonchurch United Kingdom

Siege of Ryūgasaki is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 481 in present-day Japan.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5365347, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Ryūgasaki, revision 1370744875, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.