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Siege of Nitra

Siege of Nitra was a siege conducted on 17 April 1664 at Nitra, in what is now Slovakia; it lasted 16 days. The recorded result: Habsburg–Hungarian–Polish victory. Recorded strength: 1,000 against 14,000–16,000; 12,000–13,000 Austrians; 2,000–3,000 Hungarians.

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Fought17 April 1664lasted 16 days
WhereNitra, Slovakia48.315N, 18.087E
OutcomeHabsburg–Hungarian–Polish victory
BelligerentsOttoman Empireagainst15px Habsburg Monarchy; 14px Kingdom of Hungary; 23px Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Casualties and losses400andUnknown

Record

Date17 April 1664
to 3 May 1664
PlaceNitra, Slovakia
48.315N, 18.087E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength1,00014,000–16,000; 12,000–13,000 Austrians; 2,000–3,000 Hungarians
Casualties and losses400Unknown
Commanders
  • Ghazi Hussein Pasha
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Siege of Nitra is one of 1,553 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 47 in present-day Slovakia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1219409, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Nitra (1664), revision 1370744047, 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.