Siege of Eger (1596)

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Siege of Eger (1596)

Date

September 20 - October 12, 1596

Location

Eger, Hungary

Result

Ottoman victory

Ottomans capture Eger

Belligerents

Holy Roman Empire

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Unknown

Mehmed III

Strength

7,000 men

15,000 men^[1]

v t e Long Turkish War
Sisak Veszprém 1st Tata 1st Székesfehérvár Romhány Banat 1st Győr Călugăreni Giurgiu Klis 1st Esztergom Brest Eger Keresztes Herzegovina 2nd Tata 2nd Győr 1st Buda Șelimbăr Kanizsa Mirăslău Guruslău 2nd Székesfehérvár 3rd Székesfehérvár 2nd Buda Brașov 3rd Buda Bocskai uprising 2nd Esztergom

The Ottomans laid siege to the city of Eger, which launched a siege of Eger (Turkish: Eğri), that lasted from September 20 to October 12, 1596, as part of the Long War, successfully conquering it after the 7,000 defenders of the fortress, mostly foreign mercenaries, were killed by the Ottoman forces commanded by the Sultan Mehmed III himself, who had arrived with the main Ottoman Army from Constantinople.

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^ Tursun Bey, Târîh-i Ebü’l-Feth (nşr. Mertol Tulum), İstanbul 1977, p. 121.

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