Mohács, Battle of

Comprehensive victory of a combined Austrian and Hungarian army under Charles of Lorraine over a Turkish army under Muhammad IV 12 August 1687; the battle effectively meant the end of Turkish expansion into Europe. Named after the river port of that name on the Danube in Hungary, which is also the site of a Turkish victory in 1526.

Muhammad's defeat led to his being deposed and replaced by Suleiman III who was far less competent and, unable to withstand western pressure, the Turks were gradually driven out of Christian Europe.

Mohács, Battle of

Turkish victory over a Hungarian army on 29 August 1526; the battle marked the end of the medieval kingdom of Hungary. King Louis II of Hungary's 25,000-strong army was attacked by a Turkish army of about 100,000 troops under Suleiman the Magnificent and totally destroyed; 24,000 Hungarians were killed, including Louis. This left the road to Buda open, and the Turks sacked the city on 12 September 1526.