Siege of Kanie
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changes Castle taken by Toyotomi forces, later retaken by Oda-Tokugawa forces
| Second Siege of Kanie | |||||||||
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| Part of the Sengoku period | |||||||||
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| forces of Toyotomi Hideyoshi | forces loyal to Oda clan and Tokugawa clan | ||||||||
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Takigawa Kazumasu Kuki Yoshitaka Gamō Ujisato Maeda Tanetoshi  (Second siege) |
Maeda Tanetoshi  (First siege) Oda Nagamasu Tokugawa Ieyasu Sakakibara Yasumasa Sakai Tadatsugu Mizuno Katsunari | ||||||||
The 1584 siege of Kanie was one of many elements in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign to consolidate his power over the lands held by the Oda clan in Owari province, Japan. This event actually consisted of two sieges.
When Hideyoshi forces came to attack Kanie castle, it was held by Maeda Tanetoshi on behalf of the Oda. However, Hideyoshi had pardoned Tanetoshi's cousin, Takigawa Kazumasu, for his support of Shibata Katsuie at Battle of Shizugatake, and as a result Kazumasu was an ally of Hideyoshi. Kazumasu negotiate and convinced his cousin, Tanetoshi, to switch sides joining Hideyoshi and giving up the castle to him.
Later, Kazumasu and Tanetoshi then attempted to attack Oda's, nearby Ono castle, but they were repulsed by Oda Nagamasu, when the Oda defenders threw torches into the attackers' boats.