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Battle of Giurgiu (1595)

Battle of Giurgiu (1595) was a battle fought in 1595 at Giurgiu, in what is now Romania. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Giurgiu. It was part of the Long War, which ran from 1593 to 1606. The recorded result: Transylvanian–Wallachian–Moldavian victory.

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Fought1595
WhereGiurgiu, Romania43.900N, 25.967E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeTransylvanian–Wallachian–Moldavian victory
BelligerentsTransylvania; Wallachia; Moldavia; Holy Roman Empire; Zaporozhian CossacksagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknown, thousandsand5,000–10,000 killed, 2 ships sunk, destruction of the Akinji corps
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, 160315931603Battle of Giurgiu (1595), 1595
25 placed engagements of the Long War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1595 (year precision)
to 1595
PlaceGiurgiu, Romania
43.900N, 25.967E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength50,000–51,000; 39,000 Transylvanian army (23,000 Székelys, and 16,000 soldiers sent by feudal estates, Habsburgs, and Moldavia); 8,000 Wallachians; 3,000 Moldavians; 300 Cossacks; 1,500 mercenaries sent by Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria; Artillery and 300 knights from Tuscany (under Silvio Piccolomini)40,000 (October 1595)
Casualties and lossesUnknown, thousands5,000–10,000 killed, 2 ships sunk, destruction of the Akinji corps
Commanders
  • Stephen Bocskay
  • Michael the Brave
  • Sigismund Báthory
  • Ștefan Răzvan
  • Koca Sinan Pasha
Battle of Giurgiu (1595)Battle of Giurgiu (1595)Capture of Giurgiu (1771)Battle of the DanubeBattle of CălugăreniBattle of BatinBattle of the ArgeşBattle of the DanubeBattle of CălugăreniBattle of BatinBattle of the ArgeşBucharestVarnaCraiovaPloieștiPiteștiPlevenDobrichTurnovo100 km43.900N, 25.967E
Placed at Giurgiu; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Giurgiu (1595) is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 124 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q12723161, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Giurgiu (1595), revision 1382212670, 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.