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Siege of Belgrade

Siege of Belgrade was a siege conducted on 30 July 1688 at Belgrade, in what is now Serbia; it lasted 38 days. It was part of the Great Turkish War, which ran from 1683 to 1699. The recorded result: Holy League victory. Recorded strength: 34,000; 7,000 Bavarians; 5,000 German soldiers; unknown number militiamen against 25,000–30,000.

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Невядомы мастак. Бітва хрысціян і мусульман. (Аблога Бялграда войскамі Свяшчэннай Рымскай імперыі ў 1688 годзе (?)).Палатно, алей. Канец XVII, пачатак XVIII стагоддзя.
Невядомы мастак. Бітва хрысціян і мусульман. (Аблога Бялграда войскамі Свяшчэннай Рымскай імперыі ў 1688 годзе (?)).Палатно, алей. Канец XVII, пачатак XVIII стагоддзя.. anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought30 July 1688lasted 38 days
WhereBelgrade, Serbia44.817N, 20.467E
OutcomeHoly League victory
BelligerentsHabsburg monarchy; Electorate of BavariaagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses4,000 deadand5,000 dead
Part ofGreat Turkish War1683 to 1699

Where it sits in the Great Turkish War

Second Turkish Siege of Vienna, 1683Siege of Buda, 1684Battle of Vác, 1684Battle on Vrtijeljka, 1685Siege of Érsekújvár, 1685Battle of Eperjes, 1685Battle of Gran, 1685Battle of Kassa, 1685Battle of Buda, 1686Siege of Pécs, 1686Battle of Mohács, 1687Siege of Belgrade, 1688Battle of Batočina, 1689Battle of Niš, 1689Battle of Zernest, 1690Siege of Belgrade, 1690Battle of Slankamen, 1691Siege of Belgrade, 1693Battle of Ustechko, 1694Battle of Lugos, 1695Battle of Ulaş, 1696Battle of Zenta, 169716831697Siege of Belgrade, 1688
22 placed engagements of the Great Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date30 July 1688
to 6 September 1688
PlaceBelgrade, Serbia
44.817N, 20.467E
KindSiege, early modern
Territorial changeHoly League occupation of Belgrade
Strength34,000; 7,000 Bavarians; 5,000 German soldiers; unknown number militiamen25,000–30,000
Casualties and losses4,000 dead5,000 dead
Commanders
  • Yeğen Osman Pasha
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Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between AD 592 and 1941.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1688

Siege of Belgrade is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 100 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q699902, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Belgrade (1688), revision 1382486133, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.