Battle of Szikszó

Battle of Szikszó

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Szikszó


caption=
partof=Ottoman-Hungarian War
date= October 8, 1588
place= near the town Szikszó, Kingdom of Hungary
result=Hungarian victory
combatant1=Kingdom of Hungary
combatant2=Ottoman Empire
commander1=Sigismund Rakoczi, Homonnai Drugeth István
commander2=Kara Ali bey , Mustafa bey
strength1=2,500
strength2=12,000 Fact|date=February 2007
plus cannons
casualties1=200-300
casualties2=1,700

The Battle of Szikszó was fought in October 1588 between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire as part of the Long War. The Hungarian forces however few in number were victorious over the Ottomans mentioned even by Emperor Rudolf decades after the battle. It was one of the most glorious Hungarian victories in the post-Mohács period.


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