Battle of Leobersdorf
Part of theLittle War in Hungary within Ottoman–Habsburg wars and theHabsburg–Ottoman war of 1529–1533
Balkan SlavicAkindžije inCentral Hungary, 16th century
Date 19 September 1532 Location Leobersdorf,Lower Austria,Archduchy of Austria (today'sAustria) Result Habsburg victory
Belligerents
Habsburg Monarchy Kingdom of Hungary Duchy of Carniola	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach Frederick II, Elector Palatine Johann Katzianer Bálint Török	Kazim Bey
Strength
20,000Landsknechts, 2,000 heavy and lightHungarian cavalry, unknown artillery	8,000 – 16,000OttomanAkinjis
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Most of the army

TheBattle of Leobersdorf was fought nearLeobersdorf on 19 September 1532, as part of theHabsburg–Ottoman War of 1526–1568.

After the failedSiege of Vienna in 1529,SultanSuleiman gathered another massive army of 120,000 troops to besiegeVienna a second time in 1532. The small garrison ofKoszeg consisting of 700 men led byCroatian CaptainNikola Jurišić blocked the way to Vienna for the mainOttoman Army.

In the meantime, 8,000-16,000Ottoman light cavalry,^[1] under Kazim Bey, raidedStyria and bypassedWiener Neustadt, and southern parts ofLower Austria.

When Kazim Bey was informed of the retreat of the Ottoman main army under the command ofSuleyman the Magnificent, he gathered his raiders inPottenstein to link up with the main army. Of the three possible valleys he could follow, two were blocked byabatis. AnAustrian detachment underSebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach managed to drive theOttomans into the only remaining open valley, where a large army of 20,000Landsknechts, 1,000 heavy cavalry, 1,000 light cavalry fromHungary, and artillery led byPalatinian Count Frederick,CountBálint Török, andJohann Katzianer were waiting for them.

Kazim Bey's Ottoman army was completely destroyed.^[1]

• Leopold Kupelwieser,Die Kämpfe Oesterreichs mit den Osmanen vom Jahre 1526 bis 1537, Wilhelm Braumuller, 1899.

• Habsburg–Ottoman wars in Hungary (1526–1568)
• Battles of the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars
• Battles involving Hungary
• Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire
• Battles involving Austria
• Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
• Military history of Austria
• 1532 in the Habsburg monarchy
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