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];	c. 40,000 (October 1595)
Casualties and losses
Unknown, thousands	3,000 killed, 2 ships sunk

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

"Zsigmond Báthori, Michael the Brave, and Giorgio Basta". mek.niif.hu. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
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.
Petre P. Panaintescu, Mihai Viteazul
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 26 November 2014.
"Panaitescu-Mihai_Viteazul". scribd.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.
George Marcu (coord.), Enciclopedia bătăliilor din istoria românilor, Editura Meronia, București, 2011
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 23 March 2012.

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[niif-1] "Zsigmond Báthori, Michael the Brave, and Giorgio Basta". mek.niif.hu. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

[Pop_Bolovan-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

[google-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 26 November 2014.

[5] "Panaitescu-Mihai_Viteazul". scribd.com. Retrieved 23 May 2015.

[6] George Marcu (coord.), Enciclopedia bătăliilor din istoria românilor, Editura Meronia, București, 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 23 March 2012.