Siege of Odani Castle

Siege of Odani
Part of the Sengoku period
Date October, 1573 Location Odani Castle, Ōmi Province Result Oda Nobunaga victory Azai clan destroyed
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  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.