| Siege of Krupa | |||||||||
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| Part of theOttoman wars in Europe Ottoman–Croatian Wars Ottoman–Habsburg War of 1565–1568 | |||||||||
 Krupa in 1530 | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Mustafa Pasha Sokolović | Matija Bakić †[1] | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 12,000[2] | 28[3] | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Light | Entire garrison[3] | ||||||||
Thesiege of Krupa (Croatian:Opsada Krupe) was fought on 3–23 June 1565 between the Ottoman forces ofMustafa Pasha Sokolović,sanjakbey ofBosnia,[4] and theGermanic andCroatian forces led by Matija Bakić.[1] The siege was a part of theCroatian–Ottoman wars andOttoman–Habsburg wars between theOttoman Empire and theHabsburg monarchy.
The death of Hungarian and Croatian kingFerdinand I of Habsburg in 1564, annihilated the Habsburg-Ottoman armistice signed in 1562 for the duration of nine years. As a pretext for a new campaign,Suleiman the Magnificent used the ongoing civil war in Hungary, betweenTransylvanian princeJohn Sigismund Zápolya (pretender for the crown of Hungary and Ottoman vassal) and Ferdinand's son and new king,Maximilian.[1]
Krupa castle (first mentioned in the 13th century), on a cliff above the riverUna, had one large and two minor round towers connected withbulwarks. Under the castle was a large settlement, fortified with a wall with two towers (later adapted for artillery) and a gatehouse. Until 1456, it was the property of Croatian nobility, and after it passed to the king.[3]
After thefall of Bosnia in 1463, it became one of the foremostCroatian forts in the way of Ottoman raids towardsBihać which would also eventuallyfall in 1592. The first siege (in 1509) by 2,000 Ottomans was beaten back, as well as the 4-month siege in 1522-1523 (by 2,000 Ottoman cavalry and 5,000 infantry).[3]
In 1565, as a prelude to a full-scaleOttoman–Habsburg war,Mustafa Pasha Sokolović, sanjakbey of Bosnia, attacked the Croatian frontier in the summer of 1565 and besiegedKrupa fortress. A small garrison (only 28 men[3]), led by Croatian nobleman Matija Bakić, resisted valiantly for 20 days. The last 8 defenders sallied out of the fort and fell,[5] fighting the overwhelming Ottoman forces on 23 June 1565.[1]
Further intrusion intoCroatia byMustafa Pasha Sokolović were beaten back byCroatian banPetar Erdody in theBattle of Obreška.[1]
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