Battle of Sisak

Date: June 22, 1593 • Location: Sisak, Croatia

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1593–1606.

Habsburg troops defeated a larger Ottoman force at the Battle of Sisak in the Kingdom of Croatia, triggering the Long Turkish War.

The Habsburg monarchy, also known as the Habsburg Empire, Habsburg Realm, or Danube Monarchy, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From 1804 onward it was referred to as the Austrian Empire, and from 1867 onward as Austria-Hungary.