Siege of Szigetvár
1566 · Event
Suleiman the Magnificent dies in his tent as Nikola Zrínyi's tiny garrison makes a suicidal final charge; the 'battle that saved civilisation' stalls the Ottoman campaign.
On these timelines: Eastern Europe & the Balkans, Master, Anatolia / Byzantium / Ottoman / Turkey
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