Battle of Hiketa
Appearance
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 |
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.