 In 1479 , Báthory was made governor of Transylvania and in late August 1479 , an Ottoman expedition from Bosnia , commanded by twelve pashas , invaded Transylvania with a force of 43 @,@ 000 men . The Turks moved very quickly through the land while pillaging it , giving Báthory little time to gather his militia at Sibiu . Pál Kinizsi , the Ban of Timişoara , promised to aid Báthory . As Báthory approached Sebeş , Ali Bey , one of the Turkish pashas , had raised camp on a plain between Mureş and Sebeş , totally unaware that Kinizsi was also on his way against him . 
