The siege of Érsekújvár was fought between July 7 and August 17 of 1685, between the besieging Habsburg army and the Ottoman garrison of Érsekújvár, city in what is today Nové Zámky, Slovakia (Turkish: Uyvar). The Austrian commander, Aeneas de Caprara, invested the city and stormed it on August 17, slaying the entire Ottoman garrison.
Siege of Érsekújvár | |||||||
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Part of Great Turkish War | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Holy Roman Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Aeneas de Caprara | | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
15,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3,000 killed |
References
- Bodart, G. (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905).