siege, medieval
Siege of Retz
Siege of Retz was a siege conducted on 4 October 1486 at Retz, in what is now Austria; it lasted 6 days. It was part of the Austrian–Hungarian War, which ran from 1477 to 1488. The recorded result: Hungarian victory.
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Where it sits in the Austrian–Hungarian War
Record
| Date | 4 October 1486 to 10 October 1486 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Retz, Austria 48.757N, 15.951E | |
| Kind | Siege, medieval | |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Znojmo 1404, 13 km NE
- Battle of Znaim 1809, 13 km NE
- Battle of Sitzendorf 1620, 18 km S
- Battle of Mailberg 1082, 20 km SE
- Battle of Schöngrabern 1805, 20 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Vienna 29 January 1485
- After: Siege of Wiener Neustadt 13 January 1487
- All 5 engagements of Austrian–Hungarian War
Elsewhere in 1486
- Battle of Montorio Italy
- Battle of Tarbat United Kingdom
Siege of Retz is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 66 in present-day Austria.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7510339, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Retz, revision 1370744731, 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.