Battle of Sisak

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Battle of Sisak

Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe

Date	June 22, 1593
Location	Sisak, central Croatia
Result	Decisive Habsburg victory

Combatants

Ottoman Empire

Habsburg Monarchy

Commanders

Hasan Pasha Predojević

Ruprecht Eggenberg
Toma Erdödy
Andrija Auersperg

Strength

12,000^{[citation needed]}

5,800^{[citation needed]}

The Battle of Sisak (Croatian Bitka kod Siska; Slovene Bitka pri Sisku; German Schlacht bei Sisak) on June 22, 1593 was an important victory for Christian forces over the Ottoman army.

It took place at Sisak, now central Croatia. Hasan Pasha Predojević led the Ottoman forces, while the forces of the Holy Roman Empire were led by Ruprecht Eggenberg. Croatian were led by Croatian ban Toma Erdödy, while Slovene forces were commanded by Andrija Auersperg.

The battle restored the balance of power and brought the expansion of the Ottoman Empire into Central Europe to a halt and allowed the duchies of Carniola, Carinthia, and Styria (then collectively known as Inner Austria) and Croatia to remain free from Turkish control, while the Habsburgs managed to affirm their position in those territories.