Battle of Vác (1684)

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Battle of Vác
Part of the Great Turkish War
Bánlaky Battle of Vác 1684 (June 27).jpg
Date27 June 1684
Location
Vác, Budin Eyalet
Result Holy Roman Empire victory
Belligerents
 Holy Roman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Holy Roman Empire Duke Charles of Lorraine Kara Ibrahim Pasha
Strength
38,000[1]–43,000[2] 18,000[2]
Casualties and losses
100[3] 2,000[4]


The Battle of Vác was fought on June 27, 1684,[5] near the city of Vác in central Hungary, between the forces of the Ottoman Empire, and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire as part of the Great Turkish War. The Austrian army was victorious.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Ernst Trost: Prinz Eugen von Savoyen; Vienna, Munich 1985; p. 47
  2. ^ a b Wheatcroft 2008, p. 204.
  3. ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 105.
  4. ^ Wheatcroft 2008, p. 205.
  5. ^ Meyer Setton, Kenneth (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the seventeenth century. American Philosophical Society. p. 273. ISBN 0-87169-192-2.

Bibliography[]

  • Bodart, G. (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905).
  • Wheatcroft, Andrew (2008). The Enemy at the Gate: Habsburgs, Ottomans and the Battle for Europe. New York: Basic Books. ISBN 978-0-465-01374-6.

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