Siege of Eger (1596)

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Siege of Eger (1596)

| Date| September 20 - October 12, 1596

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Location|

Eger, Hungary

Result|

Ottoman victory

* Ottomans capture Eger

Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire|  Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Unknown|  Mehmed III
Strength
7,000 men|  15,000 men[1]

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Long Turkish War

* Sisak
* Veszprém
* Várpalota
* 1st Tata
* 1st Székesfehérvár
* Romhány
* Banat
* Hatvan
* 1st Győr
* Călugăreni
* Giurgiu
* Klis
* 1st Esztergom
* Brest
* Eger
* Keresztes
* Herzegovina
* 2nd Tata
* 2nd Győr
* 1st Buda
* Șelimbăr
* 1st Kanizsa
* 2nd Kanizsa
* Mirăslău
* Guruslău
* 2nd Székesfehérvár
* 3rd Székesfehérvár
* 2nd Buda
* Brașov
* 3rd Buda
* Bocskai uprising
* 2nd Esztergom

The Ottomans laid siege to the city of Eger, which launched a siege of Eger (Turkish: Eğri), that lasted from September 20 to October 12, 1596, as part of the Long War, successfully conquering it after the 7,000 defenders of the fortress, mostly foreign mercenaries, were killed by the Ottoman forces commanded by the Sultan Mehmed III himself, who had arrived with the main Ottoman Army from Constantinople.

## See also

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* Siege of Eger (1552)

## References

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1. ^ Tursun Bey, Târîh-i Ebü’l-Feth (nşr. Mertol Tulum), İstanbul 1977, p. 121.

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