Despite only having a total of 1,800 officers and soldiers, the morale the besieged garrison was high, and the great Fushimi-jo Castle built by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI allowed them to resist the army of the West, which numbered some 40,000 men, for some time. After some desperate fighting from Mototada, the castle eventually succumbed, but the garrison's efforts dramatically affected the strategies of the subsequent battle.
1800名程度の将兵にも関わらず籠城軍の士気は高く、西軍は4万の大軍で攻めるが豊臣秀吉の築城した名城である伏見城は堅固であった。