Siege of Belgrade | |||||||
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Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) | |||||||
Siege of Belgrade by Jan van Huchtenburgh | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Electorate of Bavaria | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
Total: 100,000 men[2]
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Total: 210,000 men Belgrade garrison: Relief force: | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
30,000[7][d] | 20,000[9][e] |
The siege of Belgrade was a successful attempt by Austrian troops under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy to capture the strategically important city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire. It took place during the Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718), barely a year after the Austrian victory at the Battle of Petrovaradin (Peterwardein). The Imperial Army routed the Ottoman relief army under Grand Vizier Hacı Halil Pasha on 16 August. As a consequence, the Belgrade garrison, deprived of relief, surrendered to the Austrians on 21 August. The Ottoman Sultan Ahmed III sued for peace, resulting in the Treaty of Passarowitz a year later, which completed the transfer of the remainder of Hungary, the Banat and the city of Belgrade into Austrian hands.[3]
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