Battle of Vác (1684)
| Battle of Vác | |||||||
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| Part of the Great Turkish War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Holy Roman Empire |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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
- ^ Ernst Trost: Prinz Eugen von Savoyen; Vienna, Munich 1985; p. 47
- ^ a b Wheatcroft 2008, p. 204.
- ^ a b Bodart 1908, p. 105.
- ^ Wheatcroft 2008, p. 205.
- ^ 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.