Battle of Hondo Castle

Battle of Hondo Castle
Part of Shimabara Rebellion

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Date29 December 1637
Location
Amakusa, Tokugawa Shogunate
(present-day Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)
Result Rebel victory
Belligerents
Tokugawa shogunate Japanese Catholics and rōnin peasants
Commanders and leaders
Miyake Tobee † Unknown
Strength
1,500 3,000–5,000
Casualties and losses
5–12 samurai, several hundred ashigaru Light

The Battle of Hondo Castle (December 29, 1637) was a victory for the rebel peasants and ronin during the Shimabara Rebellion. After a successful uprising in Shimabara Domain, several thousand 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, overconfident and believing they had to deal only with their own peasants, attacked the rebels on the open field and suffered terrible loses. The surviving Terazawa soldiers took refuge in Tomioka Castle, which was attacked within a few days.

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