Siege of Eger (1552)
E449906
The Siege of Eger (1552) was a famous defense of the Hungarian fortress of Eger, where a vastly outnumbered garrison successfully repelled an Ottoman army, becoming a symbol of Hungarian resistance against Ottoman expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siege of Eger (1552) canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
siege ⓘ |
| attacker | Ottoman army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Ali Pasha of Buda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gergely Bornemissza NERFINISHED ⓘ István Dobó NERFINISHED ⓘ Kara Ahmed Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Kingdom of Hungary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| defender | Hungarian garrison ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Géza Gárdonyi’s novel "Eclipse of the Crescent Moon"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian chronicles ⓘ |
| endTime | 1552-10 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later Ottoman capture of Eger in 1596 ⓘ |
| hasCause | Ottoman expansion into Central Europe ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
halt of Ottoman advance in northern Hungary
ⓘ
strengthening of Hungarian resistance morale ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Christian–Ottoman military conflict
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hungarian national resistance ⓘ |
| historicalContext | struggle between Habsburg Monarchy and Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| languageOfPrimaryAccounts |
Hungarian
ⓘ
Ottoman Turkish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Eger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Hungary ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
countermining and destruction of Ottoman siege works
ⓘ
defensive use of fortress artillery ⓘ |
| notableCommanderSide |
István Dobó
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kara Ahmed Pasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
participation of women in the defense
ⓘ
use of improvised explosives by defenders ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Dobó István
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gergely Bornemissza NERFINISHED ⓘ women defenders of Eger ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ottoman–Hungarian Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
Hungarian victory
ⓘ
Ottoman withdrawal ⓘ |
| significantPlace | Eger Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1552-09 ⓘ |
| strengthAttackers |
approximately 35,000–40,000 soldiers
ⓘ
large Ottoman artillery contingent ⓘ |
| strengthDefenders |
approximately 2,000–2,500 soldiers
ⓘ
several hundred civilians assisting ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Hungarian heroism
ⓘ
resistance against Ottoman expansion ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.