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Battle Of Palást
The battle of Palást was a military engagement between the Ottomans and the Habsburg army in Plášťovce. The Habsburg army attempted to stop the Ottoman advance but was defeated by the Pasha of Buda. Background A new war broke out in 1552. The Ottoman sultan, Suleiman, launched a campaign in Hungary. The Ottomans captured Temesvár and Veszprém. At that time, the Pasha of Buda, Ali Hadim, decided to invade Central Slovakia, which formed the economic support for the Habsburgs. The majority of the cities surrendered without bloodshed. Ferdinand I begged his brother Charles for help. But to no avail. Left alone, Ferdinand recruited 4,500 Italian mercenaries led by Sforza-Pallavicini and 3,000 German landsknechts by Marcel Detritz, added by 650 cavalry from different parts of Hungary. An additional 800 Bohemian-Moravian infantry and 800 Hajduk A hajduk (, plural of ) is a type of Irregular military, irregular infantry found in Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Habsburg–Ottoman War Of 1551–1562
The Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1551–1562 was a conflict between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg Monarchy supported by Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867), Royal Hungary. During the war, the Turks captured many castles in Hungarian and Transylvanian territory. The war ended in victory for the Ottoman Empire after the signing of the Treaty of Constantinople (1562), Treaty of Constantinople in 1562. Background Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent commenced his expansion of the empire in 1520 after the reign of Selim I. He began assaults against Hungarian- and Archduchy of Austria, Austrian- influenced territories, invading Hungarian soil in 1526. The Kingdom of Hungary (1000–1538), Hungarian army was crushed at the Battle of Mohács and the way was paved for an attack on the Danube Basin. The battle also brought about the death of the King of Hungary and Bohemia, Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia, Louis II, leading to a disputed claim for the throne. Habsbur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
