The siege of Buda in 1530 was a failed attempt to capture

Buda Buda (, ) is the part of Budapest, the capital city of Hungary, that lies on the western bank of the Danube. Historically, “Buda” referred only to the royal walled city on Castle Hill (), which was constructed by Béla IV between 1247 and ...

from the Ottomans by Ferdinand I.Pálfffy, Géza
"Hungary, Vienna and the Defence System against the Ottomans in the Age of Süleyman."
In The Battle for Central Europe, pp. 321–337. Brill, 2019. In 1529

Suleiman the Magnificent Suleiman I (; , ; 6 November 14946 September 1566), commonly known as Suleiman the Magnificent in the Western world and as Suleiman the Lawgiver () in his own realm, was the List of sultans of the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman sultan between 1520 a ...

captured

and installed

John Zápolya John Zápolya or Szapolyai (; ; ; ; 1487 – 22 July 1540), was King of Hungary (as John I) from 1526 to 1540. His rule was disputed by Archduke Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, Ferdinand I, who also claimed the title King of Hungary. He wa ...

as his vassal. Because Zápolya was weak, to protect Buda, Suleiman left a garrison of 3,000 Ottoman soldiers under the command of Alvise (Ludovico) Gritti, who were later joined by 800 Serbs and Turks as the remainder of the

Ottoman Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire () was the armed forces of the Ottoman Empire. It was founded in 1299 and dissolved in 1922. Army The Military of the Ottoman Empire can be divided in five main periods. The foundation era covers the years ...

marched on and laid siege to the city of

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. Ferdinand wanted to rule the entirety of the Kingdom of Hungary, as a result he attempted to occupy Buda which resulted in a siege that lasted from October 31 to December 20, in 1530. The besiegers were hindered by the weather and by Gritti’s successful defence of the castle.Veszprémy, László
"Buda: From a Royal Palace to an Assaulted Border Castle, 1490–1541."
In Medieval Buda in Context, pp. 495-512. Brill, 2016. Wilhelm von Roggendorf ordered an overall attack on 10 November. The siege was launched from three points, from the north-east, the east and from the

Gellért Hill Gellért Hill (; ; ) is a high hill overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is located in the 1st and the 11th districts. The hill was named after Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and th ...

in the south-west. The attack from the south-west was initially successful, however the defenders cleverly mobilised the reserves they had set up and drove back the attackers. An advance of Ottoman relief troops was reported on 20 November, the Habsburg offensive was cancelled and the army set out back to

on 22 November. It can be concluded that the attackers withdrew in panic as their sick and injured soldiers were captured by the men of John Zápolya who had them massacred.

References

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