Ottoman army caught while crossing the Tisa River

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The "Ottoman army caught while crossing the Tisa River" refers to the vulnerable Ottoman forces that were surprised and decisively defeated mid-crossing by Habsburg troops during the Battle of Zenta in 1697.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military event ⓘ
tactical situation ⓘ
hasBelligerent Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasBelligerentOpponent Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
hasCauseOfVulnerability army engaged in river crossing ⓘ
lack of prepared defensive positions ⓘ
hasCommander Sultan Mustafa II ⓘ
hasCommanderOpponent Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
hasConsequence collapse of Ottoman position in Hungary ⓘ
heavy Ottoman casualties ⓘ
loss of Ottoman artillery and baggage ⓘ
strengthening of Habsburg control in the region ⓘ
hasCountry Ottoman Empire ⓘ
hasDate 11 September 1697 ⓘ
hasForceType field army ⓘ
hasHistoricalPeriod Great Turkish War ⓘ
War of the Holy League ⓘ
linked to: Great Turkish War
hasLocation Tisa River ⓘ
near Zenta ⓘ
present-day Senta, Serbia ⓘ
hasMethodOfCrossing pontoon bridge ⓘ
hasMilitaryTheater Balkan theater of the Great Turkish War ⓘ
linked to: Great Turkish War
hasOpponentAction rapid march and surprise attack by Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
hasOpposingForceType Imperial field army ⓘ
hasOutcome Ottoman defeat ⓘ
decisive Habsburg victory ⓘ
hasPresentDayCountry Serbia ⓘ
hasRegion Pannonian Plain ⓘ
linked to: Carpathian Basin
hasResultForCommanderOpponent enhanced reputation of Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
hasResultForOttomans loss of experienced troops ⓘ
weakening of Ottoman military prestige in Europe ⓘ
hasRiver Tisa River ⓘ
hasStrategicSignificance helped force the Treaty of Karlowitz ⓘ
marked turning point against Ottoman expansion in Central Europe ⓘ
hasTacticalFeature Habsburg attack on vulnerable crossing ⓘ
Ottoman forces divided between riverbanks and pontoons ⓘ
army surprised mid-river crossing ⓘ
hasYear 1697 ⓘ
opposedBy Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Imperial army of Leopold I ⓘ
partOf Battle of Zenta ⓘ

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Battle of Zenta → riverCrossing → Ottoman army caught while crossing the Tisa River ⓘ