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Siege Of Kőszeg
The siege of Kőszeg () or siege of Güns (), also known as the German campaign () was a siege of Kőszeg ()During the Ottoman–Habsburg wars, the small border fort was called Güns since it was under Habsburg jurisdiction, today as a part of Hungary it is known as Kőszeg. in the Kingdom of Hungary within the Habsburg Empire, that took place in 1532. In the siege, the defending forces of the Austrian Habsburg monarchy under the leadership of Croatian Captain Nikola Jurišić (), defended the small border fort of Kőszeg with only 700–800 Croatian soldiers, with no cannons and few guns. The defenders prevented the advance of the Ottoman army of over 100,000 toward Vienna, under the leadership of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent () and Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha.Turnbull (2003), p. 51. The exact outcome is unknown, since there are two versions which differ, depending on the source. In the first version, Nikola Jurišić rejected the offer to surrender on favourable terms; in the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little War In Hungary
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