Battle of Giurgiu

Battle of Giurgiu
Part of the Long War (Ottoman wars)
The battle as depicted by Theodor Aman
Date 27–30 October 1595 Location Giurgiu Result Christian victory
Belligerents
Transylvania Wallachia Moldavia Holy Roman Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Stephen Bocskay Michael the Brave	Sinan Pasha
Strength
50,000-51,000 37,000-38,000 Transylvanians (22,000-23,000 Székelys, and 15,000 soldiers sent by the counties and towns)[1][2] 8,000 Wallachians[3] 3,000 Moldavians[2] 1,500 mercenaries sent by Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria artillery and 300 knights from Tuscany (under Silvio Piccolomini)[4][5]	Unknown

The Battle of Giurgiu took place on 27–30 October 1595.^[6] It was part of the Long War(1591/1593-1606), a border conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over Balkan territories.^[7]

References

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2. Pop, Ioan-Aurel; Bolovan, Ioan (2006). History of Romania: Compendium. Romanian Cultural Institute (Center for Transylvanian Studies). p. 308. ISBN 978-973-7784-12-4.
3. Petre P. Panaintescu, Mihai Viteazul
4. Giurescu, C.C.; Giurescu, D.C. (1976). Istoria Românilor: De la mijlocul secolului al XIV-lea pînă la începutul secolului al XVII lea. Editura științifică. Retrieved 2014-11-26.
5. "Panaitescu-Mihai_Viteazul". scribd.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
6. George Marcu (coord.), Enciclopedia bătăliilor din istoria românilor, Editura Meronia, Bucureşti, 2011
7. Cathal J. Nolan (2006). The age of wars of religion, 1000-1650: an encyclopedia of global warfare and civilization. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 846. Retrieved 2012-03-23.