Battle of Sezawa

Battle of Sezawa
Part of the Sengoku period
Date 9 March 1542 Location Sezawa, Shinano Province Result Takeda victory
Belligerents
forces of Takeda Shingen	combined forces of Shinano daimyō
Commanders and leaders
Takeda Shingen	Ogasawara Nagatoki, Suwa Yorishige, Murakami Yoshikiyo, Kiso Yoshiyasu, Tozawa Yorichika
Strength
3000	12000
Casualties and losses
500	3000

The Battle of Sezawa was one of many battles fought by Takeda Shingen in his bid to take control of Shinano Province during the Sengoku Period of Japan.

He was unsuccessfully opposed by the combined forces of Ogasawara Nagatoki, Suwa Yorishige, Murakami Yoshikiyo, and Kiso Yoshiyasu.^[1]

They gathered a force of 12,000 Shinano warriors, but Shingen defeated them all, with just 3,000 men. The Shinano Forces suffered about 3000 casualties, while Shingen's forces suffered about 500 losses.

References

1. Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. Cassell & Co. p. 209. ISBN 1854095234.