Siege of Buda (1598)

Siege of Buda (1598)
Part of the Long Turkish War

Siege of Buda 1598
Date5 October – 2 November 1598
Location
Buda, Hungary
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Zaporozhian Cossacks		 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Archduke Matthias
Adolf von Schwarzenberg
Pálffy Miklós
Ferenc Nádasdy		 Mihalijli Ahmed Pasha
Strength

37,000 men

  • 6,000 Hungarians
  • 1,000 Cossacks
  • 5,000 Walloons and French
  • 25,000 Germans

140 cannons

7,000 men

  • 1,000 Janissaries
Casualties and losses
5,000–6,000 killed Unknown

The siege of Buda took place in 1598 during the Long Turkish War and was the first of three attempts to capture the town by the Habsburgs; however, it ended in failure.

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