Battle of Giurgiu

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Battle of Giurgiu
Part of the Long Turkish War and Ottoman-Wallachian wars
The battle as depicted by Theodor Aman
Date 27–30 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 Transylvanians 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 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]