siege, early modern

Siege of Valpovo

Name: Siege of Valpovo
Location: Valpovo, Croatia

Siege of Valpovo was a siege conducted in 1543 at Valpovo, in what is now Croatia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Valpovo. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Fought1543

WhereValpovo, Croatia45.650N, 18.417E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeOttoman victory

BelligerentsHabsburg Empire; 12px Habsburg-held Hungary; Kingdom of CroatiaagainstOttoman Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandUnknown

Record

Date	1543 (year precision) to 1543
Place	Valpovo, Croatia 45.650N, 18.417E
Kind	Siege, early modern
Territorial change	The Ottomans successfully conquer Valpovo in 1543.
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Unknown
Commanders	Suleiman the Magnificent Murat Bey Tardić Duganli Malkoç Bey

Placed at Valpovo; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Siege of Valpovo 1543, same recorded site
Battle of Osijek 1991, 22 km SE
Battle of Mursa Major AD 351, 22 km SE
Siege of Eszczyk 1526, 22 km SE
Siege of Osijek 1849, 22 km SE

Elsewhere in 1543

Siege of Valpovo 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 Q113540587, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Valpovo, revision 1385306894, 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.