"The Siege of Eger" Topic
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| Tango01 | 19 Oct 2019 12:52 p.m. PST |
"In 1552, the two thousand defenders (including untrained commoners and women) of a badly maintained, undermanned castle held off an Ottoman invasion army of 75 thousand, who left for home on 18 October after suffering heavy losses. The Siege of Eger in North-Central Hungary (not to be confused with Cheb in the Czech Republic, named Eger in German) was a victory celebrated across Europe at the time, and even Ottoman sources spoke openly about a big loss. On the longer run however, it didn't change the strategic situation, and was forgotten quickly. It wasn't until the very end of the era of national romanticism in literature that this episode of history was 'rediscovered', thanks to what became the most popular book on the Hungarian school literature curriculum. So when I watched Peter Jackson's rendering of the Battle of Helms' Deep in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, many of the battle tactics appeared quite familiar to me…"
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