1552 Siege of Eger

Name: 1552 Siege of Eger
Start: 1552

1552 CE.

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The siege of Eger (Hungarian: Eger ostroma) occurred during the 16th century Ottoman wars in Europe. In 1552, the forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Kara Ahmed Pasha laid siege to the Castle of Eger, located in the northern part of the Kingdom of Hungary, but the defenders led by István Dobó repelled the attacks and defended the castle, despite being outnumbered approximately 17 to 1. The siege has become an emblem of national defense and patriotic heroism in Hungary.

Text from the Wikipedia article Siege of Eger (1552), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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