Battle of Kiyosu Castle
Battle of Kiyosu Castle or Battle of Kaizu (August 16, 1552 - April 20, 1554) was the first victory of the young Oda Nobunaga in his struggle to unite the province of Owari against his cousin, Oda Nobutomo, deputy governor of southern Owari.
| Battle of Kiyosu Castle | |||||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||||
Reconstructed keep of Kiyosu Castle | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Oda clan of Nagoya Castle | Oda clan of Kiyosu Castle | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Oda Nobunaga Oda Nobumitsu Chūjō Ietada Shibata Katsuie Sakuma Nobumori Maeda Toshiie |
Oda Nobutomo Oda Sanmi Sakai Taizen Sakai Jinzuke Kawajiri Yoichi | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3,000 | 3,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| light | heavy | ||||||||
Location within Aichi Prefecture Battle of Kiyosu Castle (Japan) | |||||||||
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