Siege of Takamatsu

When

1582

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

34.69° N, 133.82° E

Description

1582 siege of a castle in Japan

1582 event during Japan's Sengoku period

In the 1582 siege of Takamatsu , Toyotomi Hideyoshi laid siege to Takamatsu Castle, which was controlled by the Mōri clan. He diverted a nearby river with dikes to surround and flood the castle. He also constructed towers on barges from which his gunmen could keep up a constant rate of fire and be unhindered themselves by the flooding.

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