Siege of Drégely

1544 CE.

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The siege of Drégely was a military engagement between the Hungarian Habsburg garrison and the Ottomans who besieged the castle. The Ottomans besieged Drégely, which was a small castle. It was defended by György Szondy with few men. After a few days of siege, the castle fell, with all defenders killed after heroic defense.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Drégely, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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