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Battle of Sisak

Battle of Sisak
Part of Ottoman wars in Europe
"Long War"
Hundred Years' Croatian-Ottoman War
Sziszeki csata (1593).JPG
"DIE CHRISTEN VOR SYSEGK IN CRABATEN Anno 1593"
("The Christians Before Sisak in Croatia A.D. 1593")
(Hieronymus Oertel, Nuremberg 1665)
Date 22 June 1593
Location Sisak, Kingdom of Croatia, Habsburg Monarchy 45°28′N 16°23′E / 45.467°N 16.383°E / 45.467; 16.383Coordinates: 45°28′N 16°23′E / 45.467°N 16.383°E / 45.467; 16.383
Result Decisive Christian (Germanic-Croatian) victory
Belligerents

Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Ottoman Empire

 Habsburg Monarchy

Commanders and leaders
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Gazi Telli Hasan Pasha 
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Sultanzade Mehmed Bey of Hersek  
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Džafer Bey of Pakrac-Cernica  
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Arnaud Memi Bey of Zvornik  
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Ramazan Bey of Pojega  
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Opardi Bey of Klis-Livno  
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Sinan Bey of Orahovac  
Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg Ibrahim Bey of Lika
Bindenschild Privilegium maius 1512.svg Ruprecht von Eggenberg
Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Thomas Erdődy
Bindenschild Privilegium maius 1512.svg Andreas von Auersperg
Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Matija Fintić 
Coa Croatia Country History (Fojnica Armorial).svg Blaž Đurak
Strength
12,000–16,000

4,300–5,800

  • 300–800 defenders in Sisak
  • 4,000–5,000 cavalry and infantry reinforcements
Casualties and losses
8,000 killed or drowned 500

Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png Ottoman Empire

 Habsburg Monarchy

4,300–5,800

The Battle of Sisak (Croatian: Bitka kod Siska; Slovene: Bitka pri Sisku; German: Schlacht bei Sissek; Turkish: Kulpa Bozgunu) was fought on 22 June 1593 between Ottoman regional forces of Telli Hasan Pasha, a notable commander (Beglerbeg) of the Eyalet of Bosnia, and a combined Christian army from the Habsburg lands, mainly Kingdom of Croatia and Inner Austria. The battle took place at Sisak, central Croatia, at the confluence of the rivers Sava and Kupa.


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