Siege of Nagykanizsa
| Siege of Nagykanizsa | |||||||
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| Part of the Long War Ottoman-Habsburg wars (1593 – 1606) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Ottoman Empire |
Habsburg Austria Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Hungary Kingdom of Croatia Papal States Knights of Malta | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Tiryaki Hasan Pasha | Archduke Ferdinand | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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6,000 Sipahi 3,000 Janissary 100 small cannons |
100,000–160,000 40+ cannons | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
More than 30,000 killed 6,000 sick and wounded | ||||||
During the siege of Nagykanizsa (Turkish: Kanije Savunması, lit. 'The Defence of Kanizsa') in 1601, a small Ottoman force held the fortress of Naģykanizsa in western Hungary against a much larger coalition army of the Habsburg monarchy, while inflicting heavy losses on its besiegers.
This battle was part of the Long War between the Ottoman Empire and the House of Habsburg, lasting from 1593 to 1606.