Zrínyi's Charge on the Turks from the Fortress of Szigetvár
by HOLLÓSY, Simon, Oil on wood, 23,5 x 36 cm
In 1566, in the Battle of Szigetv�r a vastly outnumbered Croatian-Hungarian army tried to resist a Turkish invasion. The battle concluded when Captain Mikl�s Zr�nyi’s forces, having been greatly depleted, left the fortress walls in a famous onslaught. Approximately four hundred troops forayed into the Turkish camp. Zr�nyi killed Sultan Suleiman I, before being gunned down by janissaries.