Battle of Giurgiu
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Battle of Giurgiu | |||||||
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Part of the Long War (Ottoman wars) | |||||||
The battle as depicted by Theodor Aman | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Transylvania Wallachia Moldavia Holy Roman Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stephen Bocskay Michael the Brave Sigismund Báthory Ștefan Răzvan | Sinan Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
50,000-51,000[citation needed] | c. 40,000 (October 1595) | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown, thousands | 3,000 killed, 2 ships sunk |
The Battle of Giurgiu took place on 27–30 October 1595.[6] It was part of the Long War (1591/1593–1606), a border conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over Balkan territories.[7]
References[]
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- ^ Cathal J. Nolan (2006). The age of wars of religion, 1000–1650: an encyclopedia of global warfare and civilization. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 846. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
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- Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
- Conflicts in 1595
- Battles involving Wallachia
- Battles involving Transylvania
- Battles involving Moldavia
- Military history of Romania
- History of Muntenia
- 1595 in the Ottoman Empire
- 1595 in Europe
- Battles of the Long Turkish War
- Michael the Brave