siege, notable, early modern
Siege of Belgrade
Siege of Belgrade was a siege conducted on 15 September 1789 at Belgrade, in what is now Serbia; it lasted 23 days. It was part of the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791, which ran from 1788 to 1791. The recorded result: Austrian victory. Recorded strength: 120,900; 200 siege guns against 9,000; 456 guns.
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Where it sits in the Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
Record
| Date | 15 September 1789 to 8 October 1789 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Belgrade, Serbia 44.817N, 20.467E | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Strength | 120,900; 200 siege guns | 9,000; 456 guns |
| Casualties and losses | 110 killed, 357 wounded | 800 |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Belgrade 1456, same recorded site
- Siege of Belgrade 1521, same recorded site
- Siege of Belgrade 1688, same recorded site
- Siege of Belgrade 1690, same recorded site
- Siege of Belgrade 1787, same recorded site
Contested ground: this site was fought over 13 times between AD 592 and 1941.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Karánsebes 21 September 1788
- After: Siege of Giurgiu 1790
- All 5 engagements of Austro-Turkish War of 1788–1791
Elsewhere in 1789
- Battle of Rymnik Romania
- Battle of Focșani Romania
- Battle of Turnhout Belgium
- Battle of Öland Sweden
- First Battle of Svensksund Finland
Siege of Belgrade is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 100 in present-day Serbia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q7509870, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Belgrade (1789), revision 1382471820, 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.