Tsuchiya Masatsugu

Tsuchiya Masatsugu (土屋昌次, 1544 – July 9, 1575) was Japanese samurai warrior in the Sengoku period.[1] he is known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen".[2]

In this Japanese name, the surname is Tsuchiya.
Tsuchiya Masatsugu

In 1573, he fought at Battle of Mikatagahara against Tokugawa Ieyasu. In 1575, he was killed at the Battle of Nagashino against Oda-Tokugawa forces.[3][4] His sons followed Takeda Katsuyori until his death at Temmokuzan in 1582[5]

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References
  1. "土屋昌次" at Nihon jinmei daijiten; retrieved 2013-5-16.
  2. Internet Movie Database (IMDb), "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.
  3. Turnbull, Stephen R. (2012). Nagashino 1575: Slaughter at the barricades, p. 77.
  4. Turnbull, Stephen (1987). Battles of the Samurai. London: Arms and Armour Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780853688266.
  5. Internet Movie Database (IMDb), "Shingen Takeda (Character) from Kagemusha (1980); retrieved 2013-5-17.


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