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Siege of Hiuchi
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{{Infobox Military Conflict
|conflict=Siege of Hiuchi
|partof=the
Genpei War
|image=
|caption=
|date=April-May
1183
|place=Hiuchiyama,
Echizen Province
|casus=
|territory=
|result=Siege succeeds; fortress falls, but
Minamoto survive and escape
|combatant1=
Minamoto clan
|combatant2=
Taira clan
|commander1=
Minamoto no Yoshinaka
|commander2=
Taira no Koremori
|strength1=
|strength2=
|casualties1=
|casualties2=
}}
{{Campaignbox Genpei War}}
'''Hiuchiyama''' (火打ち山) was one of
Minamoto no Yoshinaka Minamoto no Yoshinaka's fortresses in
Echizen Province. In April and May of
1183, a
Taira force led by
Taira no Koremori attacked the fortress.
It was built on rocky crags, and well defended; the
Minamoto had even built a dam to create a moat. However, a traitor within the fortress tied a message to an arrow, firing it into the
Taira camp, and revealing a way to breach the dam and drain the water. The castle soon fell to the
Taira, but
Minamoto no Yoshinaka Yoshinaka and much of his forces survived and escaped.
References
* Sansom, George (1958). 'A History of Japan to 1334'. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press.
* Turnbull, Stephen (1998). 'The Samurai Sourcebook'. London: Cassell & Co.
Category:1183
Category:Battles of Japan Hiuchi 1183
Category:Genpei War
Category:Sieges Hiuchi 1183
fr:Siège de Hiuchi
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