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Battle of Buda

Battle of Buda was a siege conducted in 1686 at Buda, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Great Turkish War, which ran from 1683 to 1699. The recorded result: Holy League victory. Recorded strength: 65,000–100,000 against Garrison: under 7,000 (including 3,000 Janissaries, 1,000 cavalry, and civilians); Relief army: ~40,000.

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Record

Date1686 (year precision)
PlaceBuda, Hungary
47.467N, 19.050E
Part ofGreat Turkish War (1683 to 1699)
KindSiege, early modern
ResultHoly League victory
BelligerentsHoly LeagueOttoman Empire
CommandersCharles V, Duke of Lorraine; Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden; Paul I, Prince Esterházy; Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg; Manuel López de ZúñigaAbdurrahman Abdi Arnavut Pasha; Sarı Süleyman Paşa; Pasha of Temeşvar; Pasha of İstolni Belgrad; Pasha of Osijek
Strength65,000–100,000Garrison: under 7,000 (including 3,000 Janissaries, 1,000 cavalry, and civilians); Relief army: ~40,000
Casualties and losses~20,000~3,000 killed; ~6,000 captured (including civilians)
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Battle of Buda is one of 979 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 81 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q697654, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Buda (1686), revision 1370739853, 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.