Battle of Hermannstadt

Battle of Hermannstadt
	Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe; Ottoman-Hungarian Wars
	; The battle of John Hunyadi at Szeben (Chronica Hungarorum, 1488)
Date	18 March and 22 March 1442
Location	Marosszentimre and Hermannstadt (Szeben), Kingdom of Hungary; (today: Sântimbru and Sibiu, Romania)
Result	18 March: Ottoman victory; 22 March: Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
John Hunyadi; György Lépes †	Mezid Bey †
Strength
Unknown	16,000 men

The Battle of Hermannstadt, also known as the Battle of Sibiu or the Battle of Szeben, was fought between the army of the Hungarian Kingdom and the Ottoman Empire on March 18 and March 22, 1442, near Marosszentimre and Hermannstadt (Szeben), modern Sântimbru and Sibiu, Romania. The Hungarian forces were commanded by John Hunyadi. Hermannstadt was Hunyadi's third victory over the Ottomans after the relief of Smederevo in 1437 and the defeat of Ishak Beg midway between Semendria and Belgrade in 1441.

^ A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, Vol. I, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 337.

[1] A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East, Vol. I, ed. Spencer C. Tucker, (ABC-CLIO, 2010), 337.

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