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Battle of Leobersdorf

Battle during the Little War in Hungary

Summary

Battle during the Little War in Hungary

Field	Value
conflict	Battle of Leobersdorf
image	Portyázó törökök.jpg
image_size	300
caption	Balkan Slavic Akindžije in Central Hungary, 16th century
partof	the Little War in Hungary within
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
and the Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1529–1533
date	19 September 1532
place	Leobersdorf, Lower Austria, Archduchy of Austria (today's Austria)
result	Habsburg victory
combatant1	Habsburg Monarchy

combatant2	Flag of Ottoman.svg Ottoman Empire
commander1	[[File:Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor with haloes (1400-1806).svg	24px]] Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach
[[File:Arms of the Electoral Palatinate (Variant 2).svg	24px]] Frederick II, Elector Palatine
[[File:Carniola Arms.svg	24px]] Johann Katzianer
[[File:Coat of Arms of Hungary.svg	14px]] Bálint Török
commander2	Flag of Ottoman.svg Kazim Bey
strength1	20,000 Landsknechts, 2,000 heavy and light Hungarian cavalry, unknown artillery
strength2	8,000 – 16,000 Ottoman Akinjis
casualties1	Unknown
casualties2	Most of the army

Ottoman–Habsburg wars and the Habsburg–Ottoman war of 1529–1533

[[File:Coat of Arms of Hungary.svg|14px]] Kingdom of Hungary
[[File:Carniola Arms.svg|24px]] Duchy of Carniola The Battle of Leobersdorf was fought near Leobersdorf on 19 September 1532, as part of the Habsburg–Ottoman War of 1526–1568.

The battle

After the failed Siege of Vienna in 1529, Sultan Suleiman gathered another massive army of 120,000 troops to besiege Vienna a second time in 1532. The small garrison of Koszeg consisting of 700 men led by Croatian Captain Nikola Jurišić blocked the way to Vienna for the main Ottoman Army.

In the meantime, 8,000-16,000 Ottoman light cavalry, under Kazim Bey, raided Styria and bypassed Wiener Neustadt, and southern parts of Lower Austria.

When Kazim Bey was informed of the retreat of the Ottoman main army under the command of Suleyman the Magnificent, he gathered his raiders in Pottenstein to link up with the main army. Of the three possible valleys he could follow, two were blocked by abatis. An Austrian detachment under Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach managed to drive the Ottomans into the only remaining open valley, where a large army of 20,000 Landsknechts, 1,000 heavy cavalry, 1,000 light cavalry from Hungary, and artillery led by Palatinian Count Frederick, Count Bálint Török, and Johann Katzianer were waiting for them.

Kazim Bey's Ottoman army was completely destroyed.

References

Alfred Kohler. (2010). "Das Reich im Kampf um die Hegemonie in Europa 1521–1648". Oldenbourg Wissenschaftverlag GmbH.

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