Siege of Tachibana

Date	1569
Location	Tachibana castle, Chikuzen Province, Japan
Result	Mōri victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

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Arita-Nakaide Koriyama Toda Oshikibata Miyajima Shiraga Gassan-Toda Moji Torisaka Tachibana Tatarahama Nunobeyama Kizugawaguchi Kōzuki Tottori Takamatsu Shikoku & Ichinomiya Kyūshū Odawara Shimoda Korea Sekigahara Osaka Shimonoseki First Chōshū Second Chōshū

The 1569 siege of Tachibana was one of many battles fought for control of the island of Kyūshū during Japan's Sengoku period.

Mōri Motonari led the assault on the Ōtomo clan's Tachibana castle, which was held by Hetsugi Akitsura. The Mōri, who were one of the few Sengoku-period clans to make effective or extensive use of artillery, used cannons to secure their victory.

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References

Turnbull, Stephen (1998). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & Co. p. 218,237. ISBN 9781854095237.