Siege of Buda (1541)
Siege of Buda (1541) | |||||||
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Part of the Little War in Hungary | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Wilhelm von Roggendorf (DOW) Jeromos Záray † |
Suleiman the Magnificent Şehzade Mehmed Şehzade Selim Şehzade Bayezid Hadım Suleiman Pasha Damat Rüstem Pasha Semendireli Mehmed-beg Bishop George Martinuzzi Bálint Török | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
31,000-50,000[1][2][3][4] | 52,000[1][2][3][4] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
~20,000 | Unknown |
The siege of Buda (4 May – 21 August 1541) ended with the capture of the city of
Siege
Following the Battle of Mohács, the Kingdom of Hungary became divided between the Ottoman Empire encroaching from the East and the Habsburg monarchy which had inherited the title of King of Hungary.
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Aftermath
The siege of Buda was a crucial Ottoman victory against Ferdinand and the Habsburgs.[6] The victory allowed the occupation of central Hungary by the Ottomans for around 150 years, and is therefore comparable in importance to the Battle of Mohács in 1526.[6]
Charles V learned about the defeat of his brother Ferdinand upon his arrival in Genoa on 8 September 1541. Thirsty for revenge, he departed for an expedition against Algiers, which also ended in a sound defeat for the Habsburgs.[7]
Ferdinand would attempt to recover the cities of Buda and Pest in 1542, but he was repulsed by the Ottomans.
See also
References
- ^ a b The Edinburgh Encyclopædia - Volume 5 - Page 47
- ^ a b Magyarország története 1526–1686, Főszerk.: Pach Zsigmond, Szerk.: R. Várkonyi Ágnes, Akadémiai Kiadó, Budapest, 1985 ISBN 963-05-0929-6
- ^ a b Mantran, Robert (2007). Osmanlı İmparatorluğu Tarihi. Alkım Yayıncılık. ISBN 9944148108.
- ^ a b Az 1541–42-es korszak eseményei Magyarországon Archiválva 2013. június 2-i dátummal a Wayback Machine-ben
- ISBN 9781316175545.
- ^ a b Garnier, p.200
- ^ Garnier, p.201
Bibliography
- Garnier, Edith. L'Alliance Impie. Editions du Felin, Paris 2008.
- Pach, Zsigmond. History of Hungary, 1526–1686. Editor: R. Várkonyi, Ágnes. Academy Publisher, Budapest, 1985. ISBN 963-05-0929-6
- 1541-1542-ig tartó korszak eseményei Magyarországon Archived 2013-06-02 at the Wayback Machine
- Liptai Ervin. Military History of Hungary, 1. Zrínyi Military Publisher, Budapest, 1984. ISBN 963-326-320-4
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