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1552 Siege of Eger

1552 Siege of Eger was a siege conducted in 1552 at Eger, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Ottoman Wars in Europe, which ran from 1354 to 1683. The recorded result: Hungarian victory. Recorded strength: Hungarian sources: 35,000–40,000 men (Gárdonyi's data: 150,000 and 200,000) against Hungarian sources: Approx. 2,100–2,300.

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1552 Siege of Eger
Bertalan Székely, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1552
WhereEger, Hungary47.904N, 20.379E
OutcomeHungarian victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstHungarian defenders
Casualties and losses"Heavy casualties"and400–600 dead
Part ofOttoman Wars in Europe1354 to 1683

Where it sits in the Ottoman Wars in Europe

Battle of Sırp Sındığı, 1364Battle of Pločnik, 1385Battle of Savra, 1385Battle of Kosovo, 1389Siege of Ohrid, 1395Battle of Tripolje, 1402Siege of Novo Brdo, 1440Battle of Hermannstadt, 1442Battle of Pollog, 1453Battle of Kruševac, 1454Siege of Berat, 1455Battle of Albulena, 1457Battle of Ohrid, 1464Battle of Meçad, 1465Battle of Vaikal, 1465Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Rhodes, 1480Battle of Krbava Field, 1493Battle of Dubica, 1513Siege of Knin, 1522Siege of Rhodes, 15221552 Siege of Eger, 1552Siege of Temesvár, 1552Siege of Szigetvár, 1566Léva castle's duel, 1581Battle of Slunj, 1584Siege of Bihać, 1592Battle of Brest, 1592Battle of Vezekény, 1652Battle of Petrovaradin, 1716Battle of Tendra, 1790Battle of Lopate, 1796Battle of Kolašin, 1858Battle of Tashkessen, 1877136418771552 Siege of Eger, 1552
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Record

Date1552 (year precision)
to 17 October 1552
PlaceEger, Hungary
47.904N, 20.379E
KindSiege, early modern
StrengthHungarian sources: 35,000–40,000 men (Gárdonyi's data: 150,000 and 200,000)Hungarian sources: Approx. 2,100–2,300
Casualties and losses"Heavy casualties"400–600 dead
Commanders
  • Kara Ahmed Pasha
  • Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
  • István Dobó
1552 Siege of Eger1552 Siege of EgerSiege of Eger1596 Siege of EgerBattle of KápolnaBattle of MezőkövesdBattle of KeresztesBattle of KápolnaBudapestMiskolcKošiceDebrecenSzolnokPrešovZvolenOradea100 km47.904N, 20.379E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of 1552 Siege of Eger
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 25 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of 1552 Siege of Eger today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-07-02. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 188 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 143 to 572 m, 429 m of relief, steep country and today it is 38% tree cover, 30% grassland, 24% built-up.

tree cover: 38%grassland: 30%built-up: 24%cropland: 8%tree cover 38%grassland 30%built-up 24%cropland 8%
west to east, 10.0 km160 to 264 mnorth to south, 10.0 km156 to 210 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1552 and 1647.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1552

1552 Siege of Eger is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3321519, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Eger (1552), revision 1382442767, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.