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Siege Of Esztergom (1596)
Siege of Esztergom may refer to *Siege of Esztergom (1241) *Siege of Esztergom (1543) The siege of Esztergom occurred between 25 July and 10 August 1543, when the Ottoman army, led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, besieged the city of Esztergom in modern Hungary. The city was captured by the Ottomans after two weeks. Backgrou ... * Siege of Esztergom (1605) * Siege of Esztergom (1685) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Esztergom (1241)
The siege of Esztergom took place in the winter of 1241. Following the hard-fought but decisive Mongol victory at the Battle of Mohi, Batu Khan pillaged the lands of the Kingdom of Hungary, with particular focus on soft targets such as small villages and towns. One exception was Esztergom, the capital and largest, wealthiest city in the Kingdom of Hungary until its destruction. It was the last city to be looted and destroyed by Batu Khan before he sent a reconnaissance party against the Holy Roman Empire and later withdrew of all Mongol forces from central Europe back to Russia. Most of the information on the siege and its aftermath comes from the chronicle of Roger of Torre Maggiore, the Italian (Apulian) archbishop of Split. Background Following the Mongol conquest of the Kievan Rus states, the Cumans fled from their former lands and appealed to King Béla IV of Hungary for refuge, which he accepted on the condition they provide him military service. Batu Khan immediately thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Esztergom (1543)
The siege of Esztergom occurred between 25 July and 10 August 1543, when the Ottoman army, led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, besieged the city of Esztergom in modern Hungary. The city was captured by the Ottomans after two weeks. Background The siege was part of a struggle between the Habsburgs and the Ottomans following the death of the ruler of Hungary, John Zápolya, on 20 July 1540. This is part of the "Age of castle wars" in Hungarian history. Suleiman had captured the cities of Buda and Pest in 1541, giving him a powerful control over central Hungary. The Province ('' Beylerbeylik'') of Buda was created in this occasion. As part of the Franco-Ottoman alliance, French troops were supplied to this Ottoman campaign in Hungary: a French artillery unit was dispatched in 1543-1544 and attached to the Ottoman Army.''The Ottoman Empire and early modern Europe'' by Daniel Goffman, p.11/ref> Meanwhile, in the Mediterranean Sea, Suleiman had sent his fleet admiral Hayreddin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siege Of Esztergom (1605)
The siege of Esztergom in 1605 was a military engagement between the Habsburg garrison of Esztergom and the Ottoman army led by the grand vizier Lala Mehmed Pasha. The town was captured by the Ottomans. Background One of the Habsburg's greatest victories during the 15 Years' War was the recapture of Esztergom in 1595. The castle was crucial to the defense of Buda. The Ottomans made every effort to retake this vital location. They were unable to besiege Esztergom during the conflict, though, and their first opportunity to do so was in 1604. The Christians successfully defended themselves against the army under the command of Lala Mehmed during the siege, which took place between September 19 and October 13. When the siege finally ended, Prince Bocskai's uprising had already begun, and by the end of 1605, he had taken control of all of Upper Hungary. Naturally, in the fall of 1605, the Ottomans attempted to capture Esztergom, taking advantage of the current hardships facing the Hab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
