Battle of Brest (1596)
The Battle of Brest (1596) (Croatian: Bitka kod Bresta) was fought on September 19, 1596 between the Ottoman forces of Achmed Hafis Pasha, Beylerbey of Vidin, and the Germanic and Croatian forces led by Ivan Drašković, Ban of Croatia. The battle was a part of the Croatian–Ottoman wars and Ottoman–Habsburg wars between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg monarchy.
| Battle of Brest (1596) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Ottoman–Croatian Wars | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Ottoman Empire | |||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Hafiz Ahmed Pasha of Vidin |
Croatian ban Ivan Drašković Colonel Juraj Lenković Colonel Johan Herberstein | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 7,000 – 8,000 soldiers | 5,000 – 6,000 soldiers | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Heavy | Light | ||||||||
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