siege, early modern
Siege of Buda
Siege of Buda was a siege conducted on 31 October 1530 at Buda, in what is now Hungary; it lasted 50 days. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 German, Austrian, Spanish, Czech and Hungarian soldiers against 3,000 Turks; 800 Serbs and Turks.
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Record
| Date | 31 October 1530 to 20 December 1530 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Buda, Hungary 47.467N, 19.050E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 10,000 German, Austrian, Spanish, Czech and Hungarian soldiers | 3,000 Turks; 800 Serbs and Turks |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Buda 1686, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1541, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1602, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1603, same recorded site
- Siege of Buda 1598, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between 1530 and 1956.
Elsewhere in 1530
- Battle of Gavinana Italy
Siege of Buda is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 128 in present-day Hungary.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q850770, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Buda (1530), revision 1379987547, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.