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Siege of Pécs

Siege of Pécs was a siege conducted on 14 October 1686 at Pécs, in what is now Hungary; it lasted 8 days. It was part of the Great Turkish War, which ran from 1683 to 1699. The recorded result: Holy Roman Empire victory.

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Fought14 October 1686lasted 8 days
WherePécs, Hungary46.083N, 18.217E
OutcomeHoly Roman Empire victory
BelligerentsHoly Roman Empireagainst24px Ottoman Empire
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 Pécs, 1686
22 placed engagements of the Great Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date14 October 1686
to 22 October 1686
PlacePécs, Hungary
46.083N, 18.217E
KindSiege, early modern
Commanders
  • Sarı Süleyman Pasha
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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 1541 and 1686.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1686

Siege of Pécs 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 Q7483226, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Pécs (1686), revision 1370744638, 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.