The Battle of Leobersdorf was a battle fought near Leobersdorf

Leobersdorf

Leobersdorf is a town in the Baden district of Lower Austria, Austria.-Early settlements:First indices of settlement in the area date back to 3000 BC....

 on September 19, 1532, as part of the Austro-Turkish War (1526–1552).

The battle

After the failed Siege of Vienna

Siege of Vienna

The Siege of Vienna in 1529 was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, to capture the city of Vienna, Austria. The siege signalled the pinnacle of the Ottoman Empire's power, the maximum extent of Ottoman expansion in central Europe, and was the result of a...

 in 1529, Suleiman gathered another massive army of 120,000 troops to besiege Vienna a second time in 1532. But the small garrison of Koszeg

Koszeg

----Kőszeg is a town in Vas county, Hungary. The town is famous for its historical character.- History :The origins of the only free royal town in the historical garrison county of Vas go back to the third quarter of the 13th century...

 consisting of 700 men led by Croatian

Croats

Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...

 Captain Nikola Jurišić

Nikola Jurišic

Baron Nikola Jurišić was a Croatian nobleman, soldier, and diplomat, who led the armies of the territory of the Croatian Krajina in defense against the invasion of the Ottoman Empire under Suleiman I, advancing towards Vienna.After the Battle of Mohács in 1526, Jurisic's vote helped Ferdinand of...

 blocked the way to Vienna for the main Ottoman army.

In the meanwhile, some 16,000 Akıncı

Akinci

Akıncı were irregular light cavalry,scout divisions and advance troops of the Ottoman Empire's military. When the pre-existing Turkish ghazis were incorporated into the Ottoman Empire's military they became known as "akıncı." They were one of the first divisions to face the opposing military and...

 Ottoman-Moldovian light cavalry under Kasim Bey raided Styria and ,bypassing Wiener Neustadt

Wiener Neustadt

-Main sights:* The Late-Romanesque Dom, consecrated in 1279 and cathedral from 1469 to 1785. The choir and transept, in Gothic style, are from the 14th century. In the late 15th century 12 statues of the Apostles were added in the apse, while the bust of Cardinal Melchior Klesl is attributed to...

, southern parts of the Lower Austria

Lower Austria

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.

When Kasim Bey was informed of the retreat of the Ottoman main Army, he gathered his raiders in Pottenstein

Pottenstein, Austria

Pottenstein is a town in the district of Baden in Lower Austria in Austria....

 to link up with the main army. Of the three possible valleys he could follow, two were blocked by abatis

Abatis

Abatis, abattis, or abbattis is a term in field fortification for an obstacle formed of the branches of trees laid in a row, with the sharpened tops directed outwards, towards the enemy. The trees are usually interlaced or tied with wire...

. An Austrian detachment under Sebastian Schertlin von Burtenbach managed to drive the Turks into the only remaining open valley, where a large army of 20,000 landsknecht

Landsknecht

Landsknechte were European, predominantly German mercenary pikemen and supporting foot soldiers from the late 15th to the late 16th century, and achieved the reputation for being the universal mercenary of Early modern Europe.-Etymology:The term is from German, Land "land, country" + Knecht...

, 1,000 heavy cavalry and artillery led by Frederick II, Elector Palatine

Frederick II, Elector Palatine

Frederick II, Count Palatine of the Rhine , a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty, was Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556.- Biography :...

, Bálint Török

Bálint Török

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 and Johann Katzianer

Johann Katzianer

Johann Katzianer , or Hans Katzianer, Freiherr zu Katzenstein und Fledingen was a Carniolan aristocrat and an Imperial Army commander....

 was waiting for them.

The Ottoman army was practically completely destroyed, and Kasim Bey was killed.

His richely decorated turban

Turban

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 and sword was sent to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles V was ruler of the Holy Roman Empire from 1519 and, as Charles I, of the Spanish Empire from 1516 until his voluntary retirement and abdication in favor of his younger brother Ferdinand I and his son Philip II in 1556.As...

as a trophy.