Battle of Girurgiu 1462
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Battle of Giurgiu | |||||||
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Part of the Long Turkish War and Ottoman-Wallachian wars | |||||||
![]() The battle as depicted by Theodor Aman | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Transylvania Wallachia Moldavia Holy Roman Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Stephen Bocskay Michael the Brave Sigismund Báthory Ștefan Răzvan | Sinan Pasha | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
32,800-34,800[citation needed] | 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]
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