Siege of Buda (1602)

Siege of Buda (1602)
Part of the Long Turkish War

Siege of Buda 1602
Date2 October – 14 November 1602
Location
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire Habsburg Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Holy Roman Empire Archduke Matthias
Holy Roman Empire Christof von Russwurm
Holy Roman Empire Hannibal Kratz
Ferenc Nádasdy
Eörsy Péter
Yemişçi Hasan Pasha
Strength
20-24,000 men Buda garrison
5,000-10,000 men
Pest garrison
1,000-1,500 men
Reinforcements
20-30,000 men
Casualties and losses
Heavy Heavy

The siege of Buda took place in 1602 during the Long Turkish War and was the second of three attempts to capture the town by the Habsburgs; however, it ended in failure, despite the Habsburg capture of Pest.


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