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Battle of Giurgiu

The battle as depicted by Theodor Aman

Date	27–30 October 1595
Location	Giurgiu
Result	Christian victory

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Stephen Bocskay
Michael the Brave

Sinan Pasha

Strength

50,000-51,000

37,000-38,000 Transylvanians (22,000-23,000 Székelys, and 15,000 soldiers sent by the counties and towns)
8,000 Wallachians
3,000 Moldavians
1,500 mercenaries sent by Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
artillery and 300 knights from Tuscany (under Silvio Piccolomini)

Unknown

50,000-51,000

The Battle of Giurgiu took place on 27–30 October 1595. It was part of the Long War(1591/1593-1606), a border conflict between the Habsburg Monarchy and the Ottoman Empire over Balkan territories.

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