Siege of Eger

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:castle
gptkbp:baseDefense about 2,100
gptkbp:casualties Ottoman: heavy
Hungarian: light
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hungary
gptkb:Ottoman_Empire
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kara_Ahmed_Pasha
gptkb:István_Dobó
gptkbp:country gptkb:Kingdom_of_Hungary
gptkbp:date September–October 1552
gptkbp:endDate 1552
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Siege of Eger
gptkbp:legacy celebrated in Hungarian literature and folklore
gptkbp:location gptkb:Eger
gptkbp:notableFor successful defense against overwhelming odds
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Ottoman–Habsburg_wars
Little War in Hungary
gptkbp:perpetrator about 35,000-40,000
gptkbp:result Hungarian victory
gptkbp:significance halted Ottoman advance into northern Hungary
gptkbp:startDate 1552
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Szigetvár
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7