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Austro-Turkish War of 1716–18: The month-long Siege of Belgrade ends with Prince Eugene of Savoy's Austrian troops capturing the city from the Ottoman Empire.
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Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire in the 18th century
The Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) was fought between Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The 1699 Treaty of Karlowitz was not an acceptable permanent agreement for the Ottoman Empire. Twelve years after Karlowitz, it began the long-term prospect of taking revenge for its…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Siege of Belgrade (1717)
Part of the Seventh Ottoman–Venetian War
The siege of Belgrade was the capture by the Habsburg forces under the command of Prince Eugene of Savoy of 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 Habsburg victory at…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Prince Eugene of Savoy
Military commander in the service of Austria (1663–1736)
Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano, better known as Prince Eugene, was a distinguished feldmarschall in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. Renowned as one of the greatest military commanders of his…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Habsburg monarchy
Monarchy in Europe (1282–1918)
The Habsburg monarchy, also known as Habsburg Empire, or Habsburg Realm, was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities that were ruled by the House of Habsburg. From the 18th century it is also referred to as the Austrian monarchy, the Austrian…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Ottoman Empire
Turkish empire (c. 1299–1922)
The Ottoman Empire, also called the Turkish Empire, was an imperial realm that controlled much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th to early 20th centuries; it also controlled parts of southeastern Central Europe, between the early 16th and early 18th…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)