Battle of Vezekény

Battle of Vezekény
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Habsburg wars

Monument to the fallen in Veľké Vozokany
Date25 August 1652
Location
Vezekény, Upper Hungary
(present-day Veľké Vozokany, Slovakia)
Result Hungarian victory
Belligerents

Habsburg Monarchy

Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ádám Forgách
Ladislaus, Count Esterházy †		 Bey Mustafa
Strength
1,200 4,300

The Battle of Vezekény (Hungarian: vezekényi csata) occurred during the 17th century Ottoman Wars in Europe. It was a major Hungarian victory.[1]

Tamás Esterházy was killed in the battle along with his younger brother Gáspár and his cousin László.

In the library

The Battle of Vezekény is written in Slovak fiction:

Šoltés, Tomáš : Kronika odbojov - Anarchia (historical novel, 2019), ISBN 9788057010890

References

  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Esterházy de Galántha family". GENEALOGY.EU. Retrieved 23 February 2010.


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