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Siege of Buda (1598) | |||||||
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Part of the Long Turkish War | |||||||
Siege of Buda 1598 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Habsburg Empire Kingdom of Hungary | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Archduke Matthias Adolf von Schwarzenberg Pálffy Miklós Ferenc Nádasdy | Mihalijli Ahmed Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
37,000 men
140 cannons |
7,000 men
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Casualties and losses | |||||||
5,000–6,000 killed[1] | Heavy |
The siege of Buda took place in 1598 during the Long Turkish War and was the first of three attempts to capture the town by the Habsburgs; however, it ended in failure.