Siege of Tomioka Castle

Siege of Tomioka Castle
Part of Shimabara Rebellion

Rebel banner.
Date2–6 January 1638
Location
Amakusa, Tokugawa Shogunate
(present-day Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)
Result Tokugawa victory
Belligerents
Tokugawa shogunate Japanese Catholics and rōnin peasants
Commanders and leaders
Unknown Amakusa Shiro
Strength
1000[1][2] 10000[1][2]
Casualties and losses
5 officers, unknown ashigaru[1] 400[2][1]

The siege of Tomioka Castle (2-6 January 1638) was a defeat of the rebel peasants and ronin during Shimabara Rebellion. After a successful uprising in Shimabara Domain, several thousand of rebels crossed the sea to the nearby Amakusa islands, domain of the Terazawa family, to help the local Christians who rose to arms at the same time. The local Terazawa samurai suffered a devastating defeat at Hondo Castle, but the survivors took refuge in Tomioka Castle, where they were able to repulse several assaults.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e Clements, Jonathan (2016). Christ's samurai : the true story of the Shimabara Rebellion. London. pp. 87–102. ISBN 978-1-4721-3741-8. OCLC 947026236.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ a b c "WISHES". Uwosh.edu. 1999-02-05. Retrieved 2018-04-15.