Battle of Keresztes
16th-century battle during the Long Turkish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Keresztes (also known as the Battle of Mezőkeresztes) (Turkish: Haçova Muharebesi) took place on 24–26 October 1596. It was fought between a combined Habsburg-Transylvanian force and the Ottoman Empire near the village of Mezőkeresztes (Turkish: Haçova) in modern-day northern Hungary. The Ottomans routed the Habsburg-led army but due to their own losses were unable to exploit their victory.[4]
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Battle of Keresztes | |||||||
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Part of the Long Turkish War | |||||||
Battle of Keresztes, Ottoman miniature. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire[2] |
Holy Roman Empire Transylvania Kingdom of Hungary Papal States Spain Walloon and French mercenaries Serbs Cossacks Bohemians Polish cavalry[3] | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Maximilian III Sigismund Báthory | |||||||
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80,000[4]–100,000 men 100 cannons |
40,000[4]–50,000 men 14,000 13,000 light cavalry 10,000 3,000 Reiters | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
20,000–30,000[7] | 23,000[4] |
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