Battle of Zvornik (1464)

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Battle of Zvornik/siege of Zvornik
Part of the
Ottoman-Hungarian Wars
Ottoman wars in Europe

Zvornik district and its view
DateOctober–November, 1464
Location
Zvornik, Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Kingdom of Hungary
Commanders and leaders

Mahmud Pasha
Mihaloğlu Ali Bey
Skender Pasha

Mehmed II (strategic coordinator)		 Matthias Corvinus
Emeric Zápolya
Strength
500 (Garrison)[1]
40,000 (siege relief army)[2]		 ?
Casualties and losses
Very small Many soldiers and prisoners

Battle of Zvornik or siege of Zvornik took place during the second

Mehmed the Conqueror
in 1464.

Background

In 1464,

Bosnia for the second time. The sultan tried to take the castle of Jajce, wanting to besiege and destroy it, but could not. The aim of the Hungarian king who came to Bosnia during the siege of this place was to pull Sultan Mehmed on himself and save the Jajce castle from siege.[clarification needed] The Hungarian king also began to besiege the Zvornik castle. However, the Ottoman ruler both besieged the Jajce castle and sent forces against the King.[3]

Battle

Portrait of Matthias Corvinus

Some

Hungarian army saw these, they informed the King but in the face of Ali Bey's small forces, the large Hungarian army began to withdraw in an irregular manner leaving all their guns and rifles. Ali Bey's raiders then attacked the Hungarian camp.[4][page needed
]

Mahmud Pasha's forces also came and participated in the battle and had followed the Hungarian army to the

Sava river. The material losses of the Hungarian army, which suffered a great defeat, were higher, as well as the human casualties, including the dead and captives.[4]

Aftermath

It was only at the end of November, with great difficulty, that King Matthias succeeded in getting the rest of his army safely to Hungary. The country, which was almost completely destroyed, remained in Ottoman hands except for Jajce, a few important centers occupied by the Hungarians.[5]

References

  1. ^ Tansel, Selahattin. Fatih Sultan Mehmed'in Siyasi ve Âskerî Faaliyetleri (PDF) (in Turkish). p. 180.
  2. ^ "Az 1464. évi boszniai hadjárat". mek.oszk.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Electronic Library.
  3. ISBN 9789751600127
    .
  4. ^
    ISBN 9789751610812
    .
  5. ISBN 9786254493614
    .
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