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Albert Király
Albert Király was a Hungarian noble and Transylvanian military captain who participated in a few battles in the 16th century. He was a mercenary captain at the Battle of Călugăreni. Király was captain of 6,000 Székelys, Székely troops who went to battle alongside the Wallachian troops. The Wallachian army achieved a victory at the Battle of Călugăreni. In the winter of 1594–1595, he was commander-in-chief of the Transylvanian army sent to Wallachia in collaboration with Michael the Brave, Michael II of Wallachia, and defeated Hadım Hafız Ahmed Pasha at Silistra, and at Brăila the army of Grand Vizier Koca Sinan Pasha. As a deputy commander he took part in the battle against Sinan led by Stephen Bocskai at Giurgiu, then on 26 October 1596 in the Battle of Keresztes, Battle of Mezőkeresztes. References 16th-century Hungarian people Mercenaries People from Transylvania 16th-century military personnel Székely people Place of birth missing Year of birth missing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Călugăreni
The Battle of Călugăreni was a battle in the history of early modern Romania. It took place on between the Wallachian army led by Michael the Brave and the Ottoman army led by Koca Sinan Pasha. It was part of the Long Turkish War, fought between Christian and Ottoman forces at the end of the 16th – beginning of the 17th centuries. The whole Ottoman force was estimated at 100,000 men, but not all of their troops were on the battlefield at Călugăreni. It seems that only about 30,000-40,000 Ottoman soldiers were involved in the battle. Michael the Brave had in total about 15,000 menA. D. Xenopol, Istoria Romanilor Vol. 5 and about 12 large field cannons, with Transylvanian ( Székely) detachments.Singur împotriva Europei, Author: Mircea Dogaru, Publisher: Phobos, Bucharest 2005 Michael the Brave strategically positioned his forces south of the village of Călugăreni, where the Câlniştea river flows into the Neajlov river. The terrain there was a muddy marsh, surrou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
