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First Battle of Zrínyiújvár

First Battle of Zrínyiújvár was a battle fought on 13 August 1663 at Novi Zrin, in what is now Hungary. It was part of the Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664, which ran from 1663 to 1664. The recorded result: Hungarian-Croatian victory. Recorded strength: Unknown against 7,000.

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Miklós Zrínyi defeat to the Ottomans near the Mura River (November 17, 1663)
Miklós Zrínyi defeat to the Ottomans near the Mura River (November 17, 1663). Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought13 August 1663
WhereNovi Zrin, Hungary46.325N, 16.877E
OutcomeHungarian-Croatian victory
BelligerentsHabsburg Monarchy; Kingdom of Hungary; 20px|Kingdom of Croatia Kingdom of CroatiaagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesUnknownand600
Part ofAustro-Turkish War of 1663–16641663 to 1664

Where it sits in the Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664

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8 placed engagements of the Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date13 August 1663
PlaceNovi Zrin, Hungary
46.325N, 16.877E
KindBattle, early modern
StrengthUnknown7,000
Casualties and lossesUnknown600
Commanders
  • Miklós Zrínyi
  • Petar Zrinski
First Battle of ZrínyiújvárFirst Battle of ZrínyiújvárSecond Battle of ZrínyiújvárSiege of Novi ZrinBattle of KotorBattle of LetenyeSiege of NagykanizsaBattle of LetenyeSiege of NagykanizsaZagrebGrazPécsMariborOsijekSzékesfehérvárSzombathelySlavonski Brod100 km46.325N, 16.877E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1663 and 1664.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1663

First Battle of Zrínyiújvár is one of 1,470 engagements of the 17th century in the atlas and one of 121 in present-day Hungary.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q989114, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Zrínyiújvár, revision 1375634016, 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.