Battle of Keresztes

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Battle of Keresztes
Part of the Long War (Ottoman wars)
Date October 24-26, 1596
Location Mezokeresztes, northern Hungary
Result Ottoman victory
Combatants
Ottoman Empire Habsburg Austria
Transylvania
Commanders
Mehmed III Archduke Maximilian
Sigismund of Transylvania
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Keresztes or Battle of Mezokeresztes (Mezökeresztes) took place on October 24-26, 1596, between a combined Habsburg-Transylvanian force and the Ottoman Empire, near the village of Mezokeresztes in northern Hungary. The battle ended in an unexpected Ottoman victory.