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Siege of Temesvár

Siege of Temesvár was a siege conducted in 1552 at Timișoara, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Ottoman Wars in Europe, which ran from 1354 to 1683. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 30,000 against 1,900.

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Siege of Temesvár
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Fought1552
WhereTimișoara, Romania45.760N, 21.230E
OutcomeOttoman victory
Belligerentsborder|23px Ottoman Empireagainstborder|23px Hungarian, Czech, German and Spanish defenders
Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy
Part ofOttoman Wars in Europe1354 to 1683

Where it sits in the Ottoman Wars in Europe

Battle of Sırp Sındığı, 1364Battle of Pločnik, 1385Battle of Savra, 1385Battle of Kosovo, 1389Siege of Ohrid, 1395Battle of Tripolje, 1402Siege of Novo Brdo, 1440Battle of Hermannstadt, 1442Battle of Pollog, 1453Battle of Kruševac, 1454Siege of Berat, 1455Battle of Albulena, 1457Battle of Ohrid, 1464Battle of Meçad, 1465Battle of Vaikal, 1465Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Krujë, 1467Siege of Rhodes, 1480Battle of Krbava Field, 1493Ottoman raid on the Balearic Islands, 1501Battle of Dubica, 1513Siege of Knin, 1522Siege of Rhodes, 15221552 Siege of Eger, 1552Siege of Temesvár, 1552Siege of Szigetvár, 1566Léva castle's duel, 1581Battle of Slunj, 1584Siege of Bihać, 1592Battle of Brest, 1592Battle of Vezekény, 1652Battle of Petrovaradin, 1716Battle of Tendra, 1790Battle of Lopate, 1796Battle of Kolašin, 1858Battle of Tashkessen, 187713641877Siege of Temesvár, 1552
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Record

Date1552 (year precision)
to 6 July 1552
PlaceTimișoara, Romania
45.760N, 21.230E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength30,0001,900
Casualties and lossesUnknownHeavy
Commanders
  • Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
  • Kara Ahmed Pasha
  • István Losonci
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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.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1552 and 1849.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1552

Siege of Temesvár is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 135 in present-day Romania.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q1317918, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Temesvár (1552), revision 1378970850, 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.