Siege of Buda (1603)

Siege of Buda (1603)
Part of the Long Turkish War

Siege of Buda 1603
Date28 September – 6 November 1603
Location
Buda, Hungary
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Empire
Kingdom of Hungary		 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Christof von Russwurm
Siegfried von Kollonitsch
Ferenc Nádasdy		 Lala Mehmed Pasha
Deli Hassan Pasha
Dervish Pasha †
Strength
32,000 men 24,000 men
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy

The siege of Buda took place in 1603 during the Long Turkish War and was the third and last attempt to capture the town by the Habsburgs; however, despite initial success achieved by the Habsburgs, the Ottomans later thwarted the Habsburg attempt to capture the town.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.