Siege

Siege of Gyula (1566)

12 Jul 1566 – 12 Sep 1566 · 46.65° N, 21.28° E

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12 Jul 1566 – 12 Sep 1566
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
46.65° N, 21.28° E
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1566 siege

Siege of Gyula (1566)

1566 siege in Hungary during the Ottoman–Habsburg wars

The Siege of Gyula was a prolonged Ottoman siege of the Hungarian fortress of Gyula in 1566, part of Suleiman I's last campaign. The fortress was an important Habsburg defensive stronghold in eastern Hungary and represented a key point in the frontier system between Habsburg and Ottoman territories.

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