Battle of Szikszó

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Battle of Szikszó
Part of Ottoman-Hungarian War
Date October 8, 1588 Location near the town Szikszó, Kingdom of Hungary Result Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary	Ottoman Empire
Commanders
Sigismund Rakoczi, Homonnai Drugeth István	Kara Ali bey , Mustafa bey
Strength
2,500	12,000[citation needed] plus cannons
Casualties and losses
200-300	1,700

Ottoman-Hungarian Wars Nicopolis – Varna – Kosovo – Belgrade – Vaslui – Breadfield – Otranto – Krbava field – Mohács – Ottoman-Habsburg wars

The Battle of Szikszó was fought in October 1588 between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire as part of the Long War. The Hungarian forces however few in number were victorious over the Ottomans mentioned even by Emperor Rudolf decades after the battle. It was one of the most glorious Hungarian victories in the post-Mohács period.