 The Siege of Szigetvár or Battle of Szigeth ( pronunciation : [ ˈsiɡɛtvaːr ] Hungarian : Szigetvár ostroma , Croatian : Bitka kod Sigeta or Sigetska bitka , Turkish : Zigetvar Kuşatması ) was a siege of the fortress of Szigetvár , Kingdom of Hungary , that blocked Suleiman 's line of advance towards Vienna in 1566 AD . The battle was fought between the army of Suleiman the Magnificent and the Hungarian army commanded by Suleiman 's father-in-law, Suleiman the Younger , and was a major defeat for the Ottomans. sierp 2016.
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