In 1601, a vastly outnumbered Ottoman force used clever ruses to defeat the Habsburgs
Facing an army ten times their size, a clever Ottoman governor used psychological warfare and explosive surprises to break the 1601 Siege of Nagykanizsa in one of history's most improbable victories.
In 1601, the Ottoman fortress of Nagykanizsa was surrounded by a massive Habsburg force of 80,000 soldiers. Inside, Tiryaki Hasan Pasha had only 9,000 men and dwindling supplies. To deceive the enemy, he ordered festive music to play and staged fake celebrations to hide the hunger of his troops.
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