Significant1596
Battle of Keresztes
Mezokeresztes · Kingdom of Hungary
Estimated casualties
20K – 30Kestimated dead
Christian losses heavy after a near-victory collapsed into rout; combined dead frequently estimated 20,000-30,000. Figures uncertain.
SOURCEWikipedia / Finkel, Osman's Dream
Fought 24-26 October 1596 near Mezokeresztes, the Ottoman army of Mehmed III narrowly defeated a Habsburg-Transylvanian force during the Long Turkish War after the Christian army broke ranks to loot the Ottoman camp.
Belligerents2
- Ottoman Empire
- Habsburg Monarchy
ON THE MAPOttoman Empire
Sources
- Wikipedia: Battle of Keresztes
- Caroline Finkel, Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire
- Wikipedia — text reused under CC BY-SA 4.0
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