Habsburg-Ottoman wars in Hungary (1526-1568)

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Were a series of wars between the Habsburgs and the Ottoman Empire over the control of Hungary. The Kingdom of Hungary had ceased to exist after its defeat by the Ottomans in the battle of Mohács (1526). The Ottomans had then taken control of the southern regions of Hungary, whereas the Habsurgs, that had inherited the throne, were able to took control of the northern regions.

Chronology

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January 1553: The Ottomans besieged for a year before being able to occupy the fort.

September 1543: The Ottomans took Stuhlweißenburg at the beginning of September.

September 1566: The Siege of Szigetvár in 1566 was a key battle between the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, and the Habsburg Monarchy, led by Croatian-Hungarian nobleman Nikola Šubić Zrinski. The Ottoman victory resulted in the territory of Szigetvár falling under Ottoman control.

January 1553: In 1552, Lippa was conquered by the Ottoman Empire. The territory was taken by the Ottoman general Mustafa Pasha, who led the successful military campaign to capture the town. This event was part of the Ottoman Empire's expansion efforts in the region during the 16th century.

January 1557: In 1556 the Ottomans attacked Szigetvár because numerous raids on their territory had been carried out from there.

January 1552: A Habsburg army marched into Transylvania and the Tisza region, under Giovanni Battista Castaldo.

November 1529: The Austrian army reached Ofen on August 18, 1527 without any major difficulties.

December 1529: After the Siege of Buda in 1529, the Ottoman army, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, withdrew through Belgrade. However, Ottoman troops remained in the border fortresses, maintaining a presence in the region.

December 1529: After the Siege of Buda in 1529, the Ottoman army, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, withdrew through Belgrade. However, Ottoman troops remained in border fortresses, maintaining a presence in the Eastern Hungarian Kingdom.

January 1531: The Duchy of Syrmia becomes a Habsburg vassal.

January 1545: The army campaigns of 1543-44 left only one secure road link to Royal Hungary, along the Vág valley, and this further decreased Habsburg support in the kingdom.

January 1546: After a failed siege of Esztergom in 1545, Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent soon withdrew his forces from the city.

January 1547: Suleiman took most of central Hungary under direct Ottoman rule as Budin Province.

January 1553: Erasmus von Teufel was a military commander serving the Habsburg forces, while Ali Pasha was the governor of the Ottoman Empire. The skirmish near the palace in Szolnok resulted in a victory for Ali Pasha's troops, leading to the Ottoman conquest of the territory in 1552.

January 1553: The Ottomans incorporated the area around Temesvar into their dominions.

January 1554: The Habsburg withdrew their troops from Transylvania.

February 1557: The Ottomans were not able to conquer Szigetvár and thus left the area.

January 1567: The city of Gyula was conquered by the Ottoman Empire in 1566. This event was part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars, with the Ottoman forces led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent. Gyula was an important strategic location in the region, and its capture further solidified Ottoman control in Hungary.

January 1567: The Habsburg troops managed to conquer the town of Veszprém and the Totis Castle.

1. Ottoman invasion of Hungary

Was a Ottoman military campaign that led to the collapse of the Kingdom of Hungary in the Battle of Mohács fought on 29 August 1526.

September 1526: The Ottoman army withdrew from Belgrade.

September 1526: The Ottomans took Furnace (Buda) on September 10th.

August 1526: The Hungarians were defeated at the Battle of Mohács. The Battle marked the beginning of Ottoman domination of South-Central Europe.

October 1526: Right after the battle of Mohács, Jovan Nenad appeared between Tisza and Danube as a leader of a Serb regiment. He quickly drove the Ottomans from Bačka and parts of Banat and Syrmia, which he then ruled independently.

November 1526: On 29 August 1526, at the Battle of Mohács, the Christian forces led by Louis II of Hungary were defeated by Ottoman forces led by Suleiman. The Ottoman victory led to the partition of Hungary for several centuries between the Ottoman Empire, the Habsburg Monarchy, and the Principality of Transylvania.

September 1526: On September 25, Pest was occupied by the Ottomans and set on fire.

November 1526: Battle of Mohacs.

November 1527: Radoslav Čelnik, a Serb general (vojvoda) in the army of Jovan Nenad, the titular Serbian Emperor, ruled over Syrmia as Duke as an Ottoman vassal from 1527.

2. Hungarian campaign of 1527-1528

Was a military campaign by Habsburg ruler Ferdinand I against the Ottoman Empire and its vassals in Hungary.

January 1529: Following the Battle of Mohács, the Ottomans were forced to withdraw as events elsewhere in their now massive Empire required the Sultan's attention. Seizing upon their absence, Ferdinand I attempted to enforce his claim as King of Hungary. In 1527 he drove back the Ottoman vassal John Zápolya and captured Buda, Győr, Komárom, Esztergom, and Székesfehérvár by 1528.