Siege of Wiener Neustadt

For the Mongol siege of 1241, see Mongol incursions in the Holy Roman Empire.
Siege of Wiener Neustadt
Part of Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–1488)
Date13 January 1486 – 17 August 1487
Location
Wiener Neustadt, Lower Austria
47°49′0.01″N 16°15′0.00″E / 47.8166694°N 16.2500000°E / 47.8166694; 16.2500000
Result City surrender, Hungarian victory
Territorial
changes		 Austria ceded the western lands of Lower Austria, Styria and Carinthia to the Kingdom of Hungary
Belligerents
 Holy Roman Empire
 Electorate of Saxony		 Kingdom of Hungary Order of Saint George of Carinthia[1]
Commanders and leaders
Hanns von Wulfestorff[2]
Johann von Königsberg[3]
Klemens Bachlek[2]
Gandolf von Khünburg[2]
Bernard von Westernacher[2]
Hugo von Grafeneck[2]
Ruprecht von Reichenberg[3]
Albert the Bold[3]		 Matthias Corvinus
Emeric Zápolya
Wilhelm Tettauer
Bartholomew Drágffy of Beltiug
Jacob Szekler
Ladislaus Kanizsay
Peter Geréb of Vingard
Matthias Geréb of Vingard
Stephen V Báthory[3]		 Johann Siebenhirter[1]
Units involved
Imperial Army
Saxon Army		 Black Army of Hungary Knights of St. George
Strength
Reinforcements of Johann von Königsberg:
300 cavalry
Reinforcements of Ruprecht von Reichenberg:
1,800 cavalry
200 foot soldiers
[3]
3,000 Saxon men-at-arms		 8,000 foot soldiers
20,000 cavalry
1,000 Transylvanian cavalry[4]
9,000 war wagons[3]		 Unknown[1]
Casualties and losses
Unknown 500[3]+100 dead[4]
100 injured[4]		 Unknown
The military forces of the Order of Saint George of Carinthia started as an ally of the Holy Roman Empire but remained neutral.
Siege of Wiener Neustadt is located in Austria
Siege of Wiener Neustadt
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Location within Austria
Siege of Wiener Neustadt is located in Central Europe
Siege of Wiener Neustadt
Siege of Wiener Neustadt (Central Europe)

The siege of Wiener Neustad, part of the Austrian–Hungarian War, was an assault from January 1486 to August 1487 on the Austrian town of Wiener Neustadt. Launched by Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary, the 18-month siege ended with the town's surrender and allowed Hungary to take control of the surrounding regions of Styria and Lower Austria. It was the last of a series of sieges, and followed Hungary's victory in the 1485 Siege of Vienna. The broader war ended less than a year later with an armistice in 1488.

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  2. ^ a b c d e Anton Ferdinand von Geissau (1805). Geschichte der Belagerung Wiens durch den König Mathias von Hungarn, in den Jahren 1484 bis 1485 [History of the siege of Vienna by King Matthias of Hungary from 1484 to 1485] (in German). Wien, Austria: Anton Strauss. p. 54. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g József Bánlaky (1929). "b) Az 1483–1489. évi hadjárat Frigyes császár és egyes birodalmi rendek ellen. Mátyás erőlködései Corvin János trónigényeinek biztosítása érdekében. A király halála." [B. The campaign of 1483–1489 against Frederick and some imperial estates. Struggle of Matthias to secure the throne for John Corvin. The death of the King.]. A magyar nemzet hadtörténelme [Military history of the Hungarian nation] (in Hungarian). Budapest, Hungary: Grill Károly Könyvkiadó vállalata. ISBN 963-86118-7-1. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  4. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Bonfini was invoked but never defined (see the help page).