Suleiman I's campaign of 1529
| Hungarian campaign of Suleiman | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1529–1533 | |||||||||
"The Great Gun", a 1518 allegorical representation by Albrecht Dürer of the Turkish menace for the German lands. | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Habsburg Austria Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Croatia Ferdinand's Hungarian kingdom |
Ottoman Empire Moldavia John Szapolyai's Hungarian kingdom | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Ferdinand I |
Suleiman the Magnificent Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha John Szapolyai Peter IV Rareș | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown |
120,000 soldiers (including 12,000 Janissaries) 20,000 camels 300 guns 6,000 Hungarian horsemen | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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20,000 dead (soldiers and civilians) | 40,000 dead | ||||||||
Suleiman I's campaign of 1529 was launched by the Ottoman Empire to take the Austrian capital Vienna and thereby strike a decisive blow, allowing the Ottomans to consolidate their hold on Hungary. This was in response to Ferdinand I's daring assault on Ottoman Hungary.