Siege of Eger (1596)
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Siege of Eger (1596) | |||||
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Belligerents | |||||
Habsburg Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||
unknown | Mehmed III | ||||
Strength | |||||
7,000 | unknown | ||||
Casualties and losses | |||||
all killed | Unknown |
The Ottomans launched a siege of Eger (Turkish: Eğri), that lasted from September 20 to October 12, 1596, as part of the Long War, successfully conquering it after the 7,000 defenders of the fortress, mostly foreign mercenaries, were killed by the Ottoman forces commanded by the Sultan Mehmed III himself.
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- Conflicts in 1596
- Eger
- Sieges involving Hungary
- Battles of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
- Sieges involving the Ottoman Empire
- 1596 in the Ottoman Empire
- 1596 in Hungary
- Battles of the Long Turkish War
- Ottoman Empire stubs