Conflict: | Battle of Vezekény |
Partof: | the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Habsburg wars |
Date: | 25 August 1652 |
Place: | Vezekény, Upper Hungary (present-day Veľké Vozokany, Slovakia) |
Result: | Hungarian victory |
Combatant1: | Habsburg Monarchy |
Combatant2: | Ottoman Empire |
Commander1: | Ádám Forgách Ladislaus, Count Esterházy † |
Commander2: | Bey Mustafa |
Strength1: | 1,200 |
Strength2: | 4,300 |
The Battle of Vezekény (hu|vezekényi csata) occurred during the 17th century Ottoman Wars in Europe. It was a major Hungarian victory.[1]
Tamás Esterházy was killed in the battle along with his younger brother Gáspár and his cousin László.
The Battle of Vezekény is written in Slovak fiction:
Šoltés, Tomáš : Kronika odbojov - Anarchia (historical novel, 2019), ISBN 9788057010890