Battle of Sisak
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The Battle of Sisak was a 1593 clash between Habsburg-Croatian forces and the Ottoman Empire near Sisak (in present-day Croatia), often seen as a key Christian victory that halted Ottoman expansion in the region.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bitka kod Siska
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Schlacht bei Sisak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Archduchy of Inner Austria
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Croatian nobility NERFINISHED ⓘ Austrian Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Holy Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesHabsburgCroatian | hundreds killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesOttoman |
Hasan Predojević killed
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several thousand killed ⓘ |
| cause | Ottoman attempt to capture Sisak fortress ⓘ |
| commander |
Andreas von Auersperg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hasan Predojević NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruprecht von Eggenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Toma Erdődy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanderOfOttomanForces | Hasan Predojević NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | local celebrations in Sisak ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | 22 June ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Long Turkish War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 22 June 1593 ⓘ |
| defensiveStructureInvolved | Sisak fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | escalation into the Long Turkish War ⓘ |
| involvedUnitType |
artillery
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cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Habsburg Monarchy
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Kingdom of Croatia in personal union with Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ Sisak NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Croatia ⓘ |
| objective | relief of the besieged Sisak fortress ⓘ |
| opponent |
Habsburg-Croatian forces
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Ottoman forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ottoman–Habsburg wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ottoman campaigns into Croatian and Slovenian borderlands ⓘ |
| region | Croatian Military Frontier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousDimension | Christian–Muslim confrontation ⓘ |
| result |
Christian victory
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Habsburg-Croatian victory ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted morale of Christian states in Central Europe
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considered a turning point in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars in the region ⓘ halted further Ottoman expansion into central Croatia and Inner Austria ⓘ |
| strengthHabsburgCroatian | approximately 5,000–6,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| strengthOttoman | approximately 8,000–12,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| year | 1593 ⓘ |
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