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Battle of Tarcal

Battle of Tarcal was a battle fought in 1527 at Tokaj, in what is now Hungary. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Tokaj. It was part of Q1049956. The recorded result: Habsburg victory. Recorded strength: 7,000–8,000 against 18,000.

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Fought1527
WhereTokaj, Hungary48.120N, 21.410E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeHabsburg victory
BelligerentsEastern Hungarian Kingdom; SerbsagainstHabsburg monarchy; Holy Roman Empire; Hungarian Slovenes; Habsburg-party Hungarians
Casualties and losses5,000andMinimal
Part ofQ1049956

Where it sits in Q1049956

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3 placed engagements of Q1049956 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1527 (year precision)
PlaceTokaj, Hungary
48.120N, 21.410E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength7,000–8,00018,000
Casualties and losses5,000Minimal
Commanders
  • John Zápolya
  • Ferenc Bodó
  • Lukács Kismarjai
  • Pavle Bakić
  • Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
  • Nicholas, Count of Salm
  • Bálint Török
  • Johann Katzianer
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Placed at Tokaj; 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 Tarcal 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 Q261872, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tarcal, revision 1382394191, 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.