Battle of Guruslău

BelligerentsWallachia
Habsburg Monarchy
Zaporozhian CossacksTransylvania
MoldaviaCommanders and leadersMichael the Brave
Giorgio BastaSigismund BáthoryStrength 20,000 40,000
45 cannonsCasualties and losses Unknown 10,000 casualties
All cannons captured

The Battle of Guruslău or Battle of Goroszló (Hungarian: goroszlói csata) was fought on 3 August 1601, between the troops of the Habsburg monarchy led by Giorgio Basta, the Zaporozhian Cossacks and Wallachia led by Michael the Brave on one side, and the Transylvanian troops led by Sigismund Báthory on the other side. It was part of a series of military encounters between the Ottoman Empire and opposing European states during 1591–1606 (see also The Long War).