Battle of the Iron Gate

Battle of the Iron Gate
	Part of the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars
	; The battle of John Hunyadi against Mezid Bey (Chronica Hungarorum, 1488)
Date	18 March and 22 March 1442
Location	Battles: First battle: Marosszentimre, Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (now Sântimbru, Romania); Second battle: Iron Gate Pass of Transylvania, Kingdom of Hungary (now Romania), (Hermannstadt/Szeben (now Sibiu, Romania) by older historiography);
Result	Szentimre, 18 March: Ottoman victory; Iron Gate, 22 March: Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
John Hunyadi ; György Lépes †	Mezid Bey †
Strength
Unknown	16,000
Casualties and losses
3,000	15,000; 20,000

The Battle of the Iron Gate (Battle of Hermannstadt/Szeben by older historiography) was fought between the army of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire on 18 March and 22 March 1442, near Marosszentimre (now Sântimbru, Romania) and after at the Iron Gate Pass of Transylvania. The Hungarian forces were commanded by John Hunyadi and the Ottoman forces by Mezid Bey, the Marcher Lord of Nicopolis. This was Hunyadi's third victory over the Ottomans after the relief of Smederevo in 1437 and the defeat of Ishak Beg midway between Semendria and Belgrade in 1441.