Fatuska János – Fülöp Éva Mária – ifj. Gyuszi László (szerk.): Annales Tataienses I. Tata a tizenöt éves háborúban. Mecénás Közalapítvány. Tata, 1998.

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All the above issues gave no excuses for the disappearance of our history from Europe. The universal conceptual apparatus of our national history needs further theoretical analysis. Our society's sensitivity towards history needs more care and attention also. We have to understand lately what László Szalay one-time Secretary of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences said: „The science in Hungary is absolutely vital". László Tóth Sándor: The significance of the sieges of Tata in the 15 years war Summary The Tata castle had only been a secondary fort within the Győr head captaincy but it had a strategic importance, because it was the advance ward of Komárom connected to the defence line of the Danube. As a consequence of this it had been under siege between 1541 and 1566 in three times (1543, 1558,1566) and it had changed owner each times. It had been significantly reconstructed and reinforced between 1568 and 1593, it get new and old style "Italian" bastions, but only a small force had been stationed in it. Under the 15 years war its significance had become greater, since it was in the way of the Osman army's campaign towards Vienna. The high command of the Osman army had had plans to capture as early as 1593, but was not happened until 1594. Sinan Vizier's great army besieged Tata between 19.23.th, of June in 1594 (according to the Gregorian calendar), and the later given up castle had been defended by only 200-300 men led by György Paksi. It had only been recaptured by Miklós Pálffy in 22.-23.th

, of May in 1597, with a surprise attack of 5000 soldiers. The successful co-ordination among the different troops, the new military technology (petard) and the deceit of the defending Turkish troops. In the very same year the castle was recaptured again by the Turkish forces led by Mehmed Saturdzi from the defending force of 600 men led by Kristóf Vajda after a siege of five days (8.-13 .th, October 1597). In the next year the forces of the Austrian Empire led by Adolph Swarzenberg recapture again Tata by a siege between 31 .th, July and between 2.nd, of August. The strategic importance of Tata is underlined by the fact that it had been under siege four time while the only 156