Battle of Giurgiu

Battle of Giurgiu
Part of the Long Turkish War and Ottoman-Wallachian wars

The battle as depicted by Theodor Aman
Date27–30 October 1595
Location
Giurgiu
Result Transylvanian–Wallachian victory
Belligerents
Transylvania
Wallachia
Moldavia
Holy Roman Empire		 Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Bocskay
Michael the Brave
Sigismund Báthory
Ștefan Răzvan		 Sinan Pasha
Strength

50,000–51,000[citation needed]

  • 37,000–38,000 Hungarians
  • 8,000 Wallachians[1]
  • 3,000 Moldavians
  • 1,500 Austrian mercenaries
  • 300 Italian knights[2][3]
 c. 40,000 (October 1595)
Casualties and losses
Unknown, thousands 5,000–10,000 killed, 2 ships sunk

The Battle of Giurgiu, also known as the Bridge Disaster (Turkish: Köprü Faciası), took place on 27–30 October 1595.[4] It was part of the Long Turkish War (1593–1606), a border conflict between the Christian powers and the Ottoman Empire over Balkan territories.[5]

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