Siege of Odani Castle

Siege of Odani
Part of the Sengoku period
DateOctober, 1573
Location
Result
Belligerents
forces of Oda Nobunaga forces of Azai Nagamasa
Commanders and leaders
Oda Nobunaga
Oda Nobutada
Gamō Ujisato
Isono Kazumasa
Miyabe Keijun
Azai Nagamasa 
Akao Kiyotsuna Executed
Kaihō Tsunachika 
Amenomori Kiyosada
Atsuji Sadayuki
Strength
30,000 5,000

The 1573 Siege of Odani Castle (小谷城の戦い, Odani-jō no Tatakai) was the last stand of the Azai clan, one of Oda Nobunaga's chief opponents.[1] and the first battle of Oda Nobutada.

  1. ^ Turnbull, Stephen (2000). The Samurai Sourcebook. London: Cassell & C0. p. 224. ISBN 1854095234.