Battle of Peterwardein

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The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.

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instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Petrovaradin ⓘ
associatedWith Habsburg-Ottoman rivalry ⓘ
early 18th-century European power politics ⓘ
belligerent Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
casualtiesHabsburg significant but lower than Ottoman casualties ⓘ
casualtiesOttoman very heavy ⓘ
combatantStrengthHabsburg approximately 60,000 soldiers ⓘ
combatantStrengthOttoman approximately 150,000 soldiers ⓘ
commander Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha ⓘ
commanderHabsburg Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ
commanderOttoman Grand Vizier Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha ⓘ
commemoratedBy monuments near Petrovaradin Fortress ⓘ
conflictOf Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) ⓘ
date 5 August 1716 ⓘ
era early 18th century ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Belgrade (1717) ⓘ
Siege of Timișoara (1716) ⓘ
geopoliticalImpact strengthened Habsburg control over parts of the Balkans ⓘ
weakened Ottoman influence in the Danube region ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to later Habsburg territorial gains in the Balkans ⓘ
marked resurgence of Habsburg power against the Ottomans ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Serbia ⓘ
locatedNear Novi Sad ⓘ
militaryTactics defensive use of fortifications followed by counterattack ⓘ
notableFeature heavy Ottoman cavalry and janissary involvement ⓘ
use of strong defensive position around Petrovaradin Fortress ⓘ
outcome shifted balance of power in Central Europe ⓘ
shifted balance of power in Southeastern Europe ⓘ
partOf Great Turkish War era conflicts ⓘ
partOfCampaign Prince Eugene of Savoy’s 1716 campaign against the Ottomans ⓘ
place Petrovaradin Fortress ⓘ
linked to: Petrovaradin

near Petrovaradin ⓘ
primaryOpposingForces Habsburg imperial army vs. Ottoman imperial army ⓘ
primaryWeaponry muskets, artillery, cavalry sabres and lances ⓘ
region Danube frontier ⓘ
linked to: Danube region
result Habsburg victory ⓘ
decisive defeat of the Ottoman army ⓘ
strategicObjectiveHabsburg halt Ottoman advance into Habsburg territories ⓘ
strategicObjectiveOttoman regain initiative in Hungary and the Balkans ⓘ
terrain fortified position overlooking the Danube ⓘ
theatre Central and Southeastern Europe ⓘ
treatyContext preceded the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) ⓘ
year 1716 ⓘ

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Battle of Petrovaradin → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Peterwardein ⓘ