Suleiman I's campaign of 1529
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Suleiman I's campaign of 1529 was launched by the Ottoman Empire to take the Austrian capital Vienna and thereby strike a decisive blow, allowing the Ottomans to consolidate their hold on Hungary. This was in response to Ferdinand I's daring assault on Ottoman Hungary.
Quick Facts Hungarian campaign of Suleiman, Date ...
Hungarian campaign of Suleiman | |||||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars | |||||||||
"The Great Gun", a 1518 allegorical representation by Albrecht Dürer of the Turkish menace for the German lands. | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Habsburg Austria Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Bohemia Kingdom of Croatia Ferdinand's Hungarian kingdom |
Ottoman Empire Moldavia John Szapolyai's Hungarian kingdom | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ferdinand I |
Suleiman the Magnificent Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha John Szapolyai Peter IV Rareș | ||||||||
Strength | |||||||||
120,000 soldiers[1] (including 12,000 Janissaries)[2] 20,000 camels 300 guns 6,000 Hungarian horsemen[2] | |||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
20,000 dead (soldiers and civilians)[2] | 40,000 dead[2] |
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