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1596 Siege of Eger

1596 Siege of Eger was a siege conducted in 1596 at Eger, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Long War, which ran from 1593 to 1606. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 7,000 men against 15,000 men.

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Agria - Citta principalissa et fortissa nell' Hungaria superiore Assediata dall' Cssereito Turchesco l'anno 1596
Agria - Citta principalissa et fortissa nell' Hungaria superiore Assediata dall' Cssereito Turchesco l'anno 1596. Giacomo Franco, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1596
WhereEger, Hungary47.899N, 20.375E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsKingdom of HungaryagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown
Part ofLong War1593 to 1606

Where it sits in the Long War

Siege of Tata (1593), 1593Siege of Várpalota (1593), 1593Siege of Veszprém, 1593Battle of Székesfehérvár, 1593Siege of Győr, 1594Siege of Esztergom, 1595Battle of Călugăreni, 1595Battle of Giurgiu (1595), 1595Battle of Keresztes, 15961596 Siege of Eger, 1596Battle of Klis, 1596Siege of Tata, 1597Siege of Buda, 1598Siege of Győr, 1598Siege of Várad (1598), 1598Siege of Várad, 1598Battle of Sellenberk, 1599Battle of Mirăslău, 1600Battle of Guruslău, 1601Siege of Székesfehérvár, 1601Siege of Nagykanizsa, 1601Siege of Székesfehérvár, 1602Siege of Buda, 1603Battle of Braşov, 1603159316031596 Siege of Eger, 1596
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Record

Date1596 (year precision)
to 12 October 1596
PlaceEger, Hungary
47.899N, 20.375E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength7,000 men15,000 men
Casualties and lossesUnknownUnknown
Commanders
  • Mehmed III
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

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

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1596

1596 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 Q1582631, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Eger (1596), revision 1370740984, 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.