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Battle of Gran

Battle of Gran was a siege conducted in 1685 at Esztergom, in what is now Hungary. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Esztergom. It was part of the Great Turkish War, which ran from 1683 to 1699. The recorded result: Holy Roman Empire victory. Recorded strength: 60,000 against 42,000.

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Fought1685
WhereEsztergom, Hungary47.786N, 18.740E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeHoly Roman Empire victory
BelligerentsHoly Roman EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and losses100and1,500
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, 169716831697Battle of Gran, 1685
22 placed engagements of the Great Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1685 (year precision)
PlaceEsztergom, Hungary
47.786N, 18.740E
KindSiege, early modern
Strength60,00042,000
Casualties and losses1001,500
Commanders
  • Osman Pasha the Bosnian
Battle of GranBattle of GranSiege of EsztergomSiege of Esztergom (1241)Siege of EsztergomBattle of PárkánySiege of VisegrádSiege of EsztergomViennaBudapestBratislavaMiskolcGyőrSzolnokZvolenSzékesfehérvár100 km47.786N, 18.740E
Placed at Esztergom; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Gran 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 Q2236909, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Esztergom (1685), revision 1370741073, 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.