Battle of Slunj

Date	26 October 1584
Location	Slunj, Kingdom of Croatia, Habsburg Monarchy
Result	Croatian victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Ali-aga †

Thomas Erdődy
Jobst Joseph von Thurn

Strength

8,400 cavalry
600 infantry

1,330 cavalry
700 infantry

Casualties and losses

2–4,000 killed

light

The Battle of Slunj (Croatian: Bitka kod Slunja) was fought on 26 October 1584 between the Ottoman forces of the Bosnian Beglerbeg, Ferhad Pasha Sokolović, and Germanic and Croatian forces led by Jobst Joseph von Thurn and Thomas Erdődy, the Ban of Croatia, that ambushed the Ottoman army near the town of Slunj. The battle was a part of the Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg wars between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg Monarchy. Ottoman troops were estimated at between 8-10,000 men, and the army of Thurn and Erdödy consisted of 1,330 cavalry and 700 infantry. The battle resulted in a crushing defeat for the Ottoman forces.