The Battle of Köbölkút was fought on August 5, 1663 as part of the

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, between a

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army under the command of the Hungarian

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and an Ottoman army under the command of Grand Vizier Fazıl Ahmed Pasha. The battle took place near

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in present day

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and was an absolute Ottoman victory. The Ottomans captured the town and also large territories in modern day

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*Ferenc Tóth, ''Saint Gotthard 1664, une bataille Européenne'', Éditions Lavauzelle, 2007. *Sándor Szilágyi, ''A Magyar Nemzet Története IV. fejezet'' Conflicts in 1663 1663 in the Habsburg monarchy Battles involving Hungary Battles involving Austria Battles of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars Battles involving the Ottoman Empire Battles of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–64) Military history of Hungary 1663 in the Ottoman Empire 17th century in Hungary History of the Nitra Region {{Austria-battle-stub