Siege of Szigetvár

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The Siege of Szigetvár was a pivotal 1566 battle between the Ottoman Empire and Habsburg forces in Hungary, remembered for the heroic last stand of Croatian-Hungarian noble Miklós Zrínyi against Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent’s army.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
event in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
siege
associatedWith Hungarian nobility
surface form: Croatian–Hungarian nobility

Szigetvár
surface form: Szigetvár Castle
attackerStrength tens of thousands of Ottoman troops
belligerent Croatian and Hungarian defenders
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Ottoman Empire
chronologyPosition late phase of Suleiman the Magnificent’s reign
commander Nikola Šubić Zrinski
surface form: Miklós Zrínyi

Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
Suleiman the Magnificent
commandersSide Miklós Zrínyi on the defending side
Suleiman the Magnificent on the attacking side
conflict Ottoman–Habsburg wars
country Kingdom of Hungary
deathDuringCampaign Suleiman the Magnificent
defenderStrength approximately 2,300–2,500 men
endDate 1566-09-08
followedBy continued stalemate in the Ottoman–Habsburg frontier
genre military history
hasCause Ottoman attempt to expand control in Hungary
hasEffect enhanced reputation of Miklós Zrínyi as a national hero
strengthening of Croatian and Hungarian national memory
hasTheme Ottoman–Christian frontier warfare
resistance against overwhelming odds
location Kingdom of Hungary
Szigetvár
present-day Hungary
memorializedIn Croatian epic poetry
Hungarian literature
notableFor death of Suleiman the Magnificent during the campaign
heavy Ottoman casualties
heroic last stand of Miklós Zrínyi
slowing Ottoman advance toward Vienna
opponent forces loyal to the Habsburg emperor Maximilian II
outcome capture of Szigetvár by the Ottoman Empire
partOf Ottoman campaign of 1566
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
precededBy Ottoman–Habsburg wars
surface form: Ottoman campaigns against Habsburg Hungary
result Ottoman victory
startDate 1566-08-05
strategicObjective control of southern Transdanubia
pressure on Habsburg defenses toward Vienna
year 1566

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Suleiman the Magnificent campaign Siege of Szigetvár
Szigetvár hasEvent Siege of Szigetvár