Battle of Guruslău

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The Battle of Guruslău was a 1601 military engagement in Transylvania in which Michael the Brave, with Habsburg support, defeated the forces of Sigismund Báthory, briefly restoring his control over the region.

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Battle of Guruslău canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
conflictOf Long Turkish War NERFINISHED
follows Battle of Mirăslău NERFINISHED
hasAllies Michael the Brave and Giorgio Basta NERFINISHED
hasAlternativeName Battle of Guraslau NERFINISHED
Battle of Guruslau NERFINISHED
hasBelligerent Forces of Michael the Brave NERFINISHED
Forces of Sigismund Báthory NERFINISHED
Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
Imperial Habsburg troops NERFINISHED
Transylvanian forces loyal to Sigismund Báthory
hasCasualties heavy casualties on Sigismund Báthory’s side
hasCommander Giorgio Basta NERFINISHED
Michael the Brave NERFINISHED
Sigismund Báthory NERFINISHED
hasCountryAtTime Principality of Transylvania under the suzerainty of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
hasDate 1601-08-03
hasEnemy Sigismund Báthory and his supporters
hasEra early 17th century
hasLocation Guruslău NERFINISHED
Principality of Transylvania NERFINISHED
Transylvania NERFINISHED
present-day Romania
hasOpposingCommander Michael the Brave vs. Sigismund Báthory
hasOutcome victory for Michael the Brave and Habsburg forces
hasParticipant Hungarian nobles loyal to Sigismund Báthory
Imperial Habsburg troops NERFINISHED
Transylvanian troops
Wallachian troops
hasResult defeat of Sigismund Báthory
temporary restoration of Michael the Brave’s control over Transylvania
hasSignificance consolidated Michael the Brave’s brief unification of Wallachia, Transylvania, and Moldavia
hasStrategicObjective restore Michael the Brave’s authority in Transylvania
hasTheater Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
hasYear 1601
isFollowedBy assassination of Michael the Brave
partOf Long Turkish War NERFINISHED
precedes final downfall of Sigismund Báthory’s rule in Transylvania
supportedBy Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED
takesPlaceInContextOf Habsburg–Ottoman rivalry NERFINISHED
struggle for control of Transylvania

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Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) knownFor Battle of Guruslău
subject surface form: Mihai Viteazul
Mihai Viteazul (Michael the Brave) battle Battle of Guruslău
subject surface form: Mihai Viteazul
Battle of Guruslău (1601) alsoKnownAs Battle of Guruslău
Fifteen Years' War hasBattle Battle of Guruslău