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Battle of Sisak

Battle of Sisak was a battle fought on 22 June 1593 at Sisak, in what is now Croatia. It was part of the Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War, which ran from 1493 to 1593. The recorded result: Habsburg victory.

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The Battle of Sisek (Bitka pri Sisku) in 1593. German painting
The Battle of Sisek (Bitka pri Sisku) in 1593. German painting. Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 June 1593
WhereSisak, Croatia45.471N, 16.386E
OutcomeHabsburg victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empire; Bosnia EyaletagainstHabsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of Croatia; Archduchy of Austria; Inner Austria; (including forces from Duchy of Styria and Duchy of Carniola)
Casualties and losses8,000 killed or drownedand50–500
Part ofHundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War1493 to 1593

Where it sits in the Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War

Battle of Una, 1483Battle of Otočac (1543), 1543Battle of Sisak, 1593Battle of Brest, 159614831596Battle of Sisak, 1593
4 placed engagements of the Hundred Years' Croatian–Ottoman War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 June 1593
PlaceSisak, Croatia
45.471N, 16.386E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthOttoman army: 12,000–16,000; (German, Croatian, and Slovenian sources only)Sisak garrison: 300–800; Habsburg relief army: 4,000–5,000; Total: 4,300–5,800; (Slovenian and Croatian sources only)
Casualties and losses8,000 killed or drowned50–500
Commanders
  • Telli Hasan Pasha
  • Sultanzade
  • Sanjak of Herzegovina
  • Sanjak of Pakrac-Cernica
  • Sanjak of Zvornik
  • Sanjak of Pojega
  • Ruprecht von Eggenberg
  • Tamás Erdődy
  • Andreas von Auersperg
Battle of SisakBattle of SisakBattle of BrestBattle of GlinaSiege of GvozdanskoBattle of DubicaBattle of UnaBattle of BrestSiege of GvozdanskoBattle of DubicaBattle of UnaZagrebLjubljanaBanja LukaPécsTuzlaMariborKaposvárOsijek100 km45.471N, 16.386E
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 Battle of Sisak
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Sisak today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-10-28. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 102 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 92 to 174 m, 82 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 36% tree cover, 20% cropland, 18% built-up.

tree cover: 36%cropland: 20%built-up: 18%grassland: 18%water: 7%tree cover 36%cropland 20%built-up 18%grassland 18%water 7%
west to east, 10.0 km92 to 130 mnorth to south, 10.0 km92 to 130 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.

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Elsewhere in 1593

Battle of Sisak is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 99 in present-day Croatia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q701335, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Sisak, revision 1370589465, 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.