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Battle of Mohács

Battle of Mohács was a battle fought on 29 August 1526 at Sátorhely, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Hungarian–Ottoman War, which ran from 1521 to 1526. The recorded result: Ottoman victory.

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Than Mór: A mohácsi csata
Than Mór: A mohácsi csata. Mór Than, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought29 August 1526
WhereSátorhely, Hungary45.941N, 18.647E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstKingdom of Hungary; Serbian Despotate; Lands of the Bohemian Crown; Holy Roman Empire; Papal States; Hungarian Slovenes; Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
Casualties and losses1,500–2,000 killedand14,000 – 24,000 killed; 10,000 captured; 2,000 prisoners executed
Part ofHungarian–Ottoman War1521 to 1526

Record

Date29 August 1526
PlaceSátorhely, Hungary
45.941N, 18.647E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength50,000–100,000 men; 300 cannons25,000–30,000 men (on battlefield); Up to 40,000 mobilised; 85 cannons (50 arrived in time)
Casualties and losses1,500–2,000 killed14,000 – 24,000 killed; 10,000 captured; 2,000 prisoners executed; 25,000 Hungarian civilians massacred
Commanders
  • Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia
  • Pál Tomori
  • György Zápolya
  • Ferenc Batthyány
  • Péter Perényi (1502–1548)
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The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Mohács
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 10 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Mohács today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-09. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 91 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 82 to 147 m, 65 m of relief, gently rolling country and today it is 82% cropland, 9% tree cover, 8% grassland.

cropland: 82%tree cover: 9%grassland: 8%cropland 82%tree cover 9%grassland 8%
west to east, 10.0 km84 to 122 mnorth to south, 10.0 km88 to 103 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1526

Battle of Mohács 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 Q178510, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Mohács, revision 1374663967, 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.