The battle also brought about the death of the King of Hungary and Bohemia, Louis II, leading to a disputed claim for the throne.

Buda became the seat of Ottoman rule in the area, with the Ottoman-supported John II governing the occupied territories.

The loss of Christian forts at Temesvár and Szolnok in 1552 were blamed on mercenary soldiers within the Hungarian ranks.

Among the approximately 1,530 combat-ready personnel there were only a handful of foreign mercenaries:[3] Dobó had hired six cannonmasters from Germany in order to make the most efficient use of Eger's artillery.

He commanded a detachment of 250 Hungarian infantry; however, it was his skill with explosives that was to make this young officer's name.

During the siege, Bornemissza devised primitive but lethal grenades and powderkeg-sized bombs to use against the attackers as well as a water-mill wheel packed with gunpowder which he rolled into the Ottoman ranks.

He loaded these weapons with oil, sulfur, and flint in order to shower the enemy with burning missiles.

Even after the storage tower containing 24 metric tons of black gunpowder exploded and caused extensive structural damage, the invaders still could not find a way into the castle compound.

After 39 days of bloody, brutal, and intense fighting the Ottoman Army withdrew, beaten and humiliated.

After the victory Dobó and his officers resigned, in order to protest King Ferdinand's refusal to contribute any material help to the defense.

At midnight they shouted a terrible battle cry and attacked the gate called Borosgyőri or Szent László.

Martonfalvy, the scribe, was the first to rush in and grab an infantryman named Péter Borosgyőri by the collar of his coat.

Then Martonfalvy rushed to the Landsknechts gathered in Saint László Street and ordered them to run to defend the gate.

The king must have realized how close Pápa was to Vienna, because from now on he hired a total of 200 Hungarian warriors and 100 hussars to guard the castle.

They left only a few soldiers at home and the Hungarian Borderland warriors of the North Trans-Danubia took advantage of the situation.

The Ottomans made camps on the southern and eastern sides of Szigetvár and the Akinji light cavalry surrounded the fort, cutting it off from the countryside.

However, Sebestyén Újlaky and Voivode Jakab Radován led the defenders to launch a counter-attack, and they carried out great destruction amid the Ottomans.

Fortunately, the reinforcing Christian army was coming together at Kanizsa castle, led by Tamás Nádsady and Pallavicini Sforza.

In 1558 the military of the Transdanubian Sanjak centers became active and tried to extend their authority to the smaller castles around Lake Balaton.

The area around the enemy’s castles was gradually destroyed, cutting them off from supplies and instilling fear in the population, who were either forced to pay taxes or driven off their land.

The difference was that in the case of ‘peace’, the opposing sides could not mobilize as many troops, and the use of artillery and besieging castles was forbidden.

As early as March, Nicholas IV Zrinski reported to Palatine Tamás Nádasdy that the Turks were fortifying the Mesztegnyő monastery.

In the summer they wanted to build a fortress from the church of Ságvár, but the Turkish garrison was ambushed by Captain Mihály Takaró, who was crossing Lake Balaton.

The palisade was occupied, but the defenders locked in the tower were no match for him, as the Turkish guards of Kőröshegy came to the aid of the people of Ságvár.

In a single night, the Veszprém troops raided the castles of Vázsonykő, Hegyesd, and Csobánc, and struck at Szigliget.

He then wrote a letter of complaint to Nádasdy, blaming the guards of Vázsonykő, Csobánc, and Hegyesd for being taken by surprise by the Turks, who had not signaled the enemy’s approach.

In fact, the Hungarian commanders of the surrounding castles were on extremely hostile terms with each other, allowing the Turks to slip through the defenses almost unnoticed.

This finally brought together the commanders of the surrounding castles, and a joint operation drove the Turks out of Hegyesd the following year.

At last, the people of Szatmár castle could escape from sure death because Zsigmond János interceded with the Ottomans, referring to the truce.