The Habsburg army attempted to stop the Ottoman advance but was defeated by the Pasha of Buda.

At that time, the Pasha of Buda, Ali Hadim, decided to invade Central Slovakia, which formed the economic support for the Habsburgs.

Left alone, Ferdinand recruited 4,500 Italian mercenaries led by Sforza-Pallavicini and 3,000 German landsknechts by Marcel Detritz, added by 650 cavalry from different parts of Hungary.

Ali Pasha heard of the Habsburg preparations and acted quickly to prevent both armies from meeting together.

[4][5] Teufel decided to set out to retake Drégely, which was taken by Ottomans earlier, instead of waiting for the insurgent forces.

On August 9, 1552, the Habsburg army met the Ottoman force led by Arslan Bey.

The Hungarian and German forces broke out of the camp and engaged in an indecisive battle where both sides sustained casualties.