Battle of Tarcal

Battle of Tarcal
	Part of the Hungarian campaign of 1527–1528
Date	27 September 1527
Location	Tarcal, near Tokaj, in Hungary
Result	Habsburg victory
Belligerents
Eastern Hungarian Kingdom; Serbs;	Habsburg monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Hungarian Slovenes; Habsburg-party Hungarians;
Commanders and leaders
John Zápolya;	Archduke Ferdinand of Austria; Niklas Graf Salm; Bálint Török; Johann Katzianer;
Strength
7,000–8,000	18,000
Casualties and losses
5,000	Minimal

The Battle of Tarcal or Battle of Tokaj (Hungarian: Tarcali csata) was fought on 27 September 1527 near Tokaj between the Habsburg-German-Hungarian forces of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and an opposing Hungarian army under the command of John Zápolya. Ferdinand defeated Zápolya.