Fukutomi Hidekatsu
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- Other name: Fukutomi Heizaemon
Hidekatsu served Oda Nobunaga and captained a group of arqeubusiers at the Battle of Nagashino (1575). He later served under Oda Nobutada in the attack on the Takeda's Takatô castle in Shinano province (1582). He was with Nobutada when Nobunaga was attacked killed in Kyoto by Akechi Mitsuhide's troops (1582). Nobutada's contingent was attacked at Nijô soon afterwards and Hidekatsu was killed.
References
- Initial text from Sengoku Biographical Dictionary (Samurai-Archives.com) FWSeal & CEWest, 2005