Battle of Kawagoe Castle

Japanese: 河越城の戦 - かわごえじょうのたたかい

A battle for Kawagoe Castle in Musashi Province took place between the Later Hojo clan and the Yamauchi and Ogigayatsu Uesugi clans from 1545 (Tenbun 14) to the following year. Kawagoe Castle was the residence of the Ogigayatsu Uesugi clan, but it was attacked and captured by Hojo Ujitsuna in 1537 (Tenbun 6), and since then it had served as the Later Hojo clan's advance base in Musashi. In October 1545, Yamauchi Uesugi Norimasa, the Kanto Kanrei, mobilized various generals from the Kanto region, set up camp at Sunakubo, and laid siege to Kawagoe Castle. 3,000 men, including Hojo general Hojo (Fukushima) Tsunanari, barricaded themselves inside the castle and fought back, while the Uesugi side set up a long camp and laid siege to the enemy with food.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1545年(天文14)から翌年にかけておこなわれた後北条氏と山内･扇谷両上杉氏による武蔵国河越城の争奪戦。河越城は扇谷上杉氏の居城であったが，1537年(天文6)北条氏綱の攻撃をうけ落城，以来，後北条氏の武蔵における前進拠点となっていた。45年10月関東管領山内上杉憲政は関東の諸将を動員して砂久保に陣をとり，河越城を包囲した。城内では北条氏の将，北条(福島)綱成以下3000人が立てこもって抗戦し，上杉方は長陣をしいて兵粮攻めにした。

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