battle, major, medieval
Battle of Breadfield
Battle of Breadfield was a battle fought on 13 October 1479 at Breadfield, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars, which ran from 1366 to 1526. The recorded result: Hungarian victory.
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Record
| Date | 13 October 1479 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Breadfield, Romania 45.938N, 23.344E | |
| Part of | Ottoman–Hungarian Wars (1366 to 1526) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | Hungarian victory | |
| Belligerents | Kingdom of Hungary | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Paul Kinizsi; Stephen V Báthory; Bartholomew Drágfi; Vuk Grgurević-Branković; Dmitar Jakšić; Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân | Ali Bey |
| Strength | 12,000–15,000 men (Hungarians, Székelys, Transylvanian Saxons, Serbs, Poles, Transylvanian Vlachs) | Around 30,000 men consisting of Akıncı, Sipahi and Azaps, and some Janissary; 1,000–2,000 Wallachian mercenaries; or up to 60,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 8,000 killed (Hungarian claim) | 30,000 Ottomans & Wallachians (Hungarian claim) |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Vaslui 10 January 1475
- After: Ottoman invasion of Otranto August 1481
- All 4 engagements of Ottoman–Hungarian Wars
Elsewhere in 1479
- Battle of Guinegate France
- Battle of Sakainehara Japan
- Siege of Dole France
- Battle of Poggio Imperiale Italy
- Siege of Colle di Val d'Elsa Italy
Battle of Breadfield is one of 462 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Romania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q690291, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Breadfield, revision 1370435153, 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.