siege, early modern
Siege of Temeşvar
Siege of Temeşvar was a siege conducted on 31 August 1716 at Timișoara, in what is now Romania. It was part of the Ottoman–Habsburg Wars, which ran from 1526 to 1791. The recorded result: Habsburg victory. Recorded strength: 45,000 against 16,000.
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Record
| Date | 31 August 1716 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Timișoara, Romania 45.760N, 21.230E | |
| Part of | Ottoman–Habsburg Wars (1526 to 1791) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Result | Habsburg victory | |
| Belligerents | Habsburg Monarchy | Ottoman Empire |
| Commanders | Eugene of Savoy; Alexander von Württemberg; Count von Mercy; Count János Pálffy; Franz Falkenstein | Mustafa Pasha |
| Strength | 45,000 | 16,000 |
| Casualties and losses | 2,407 killed; 4,190 wounded | 3,000 killed; 3,000 wounded |
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Temesvár 1552, same recorded site
- Siege of Temesvár 1849, same recorded site
- Battle of Temesvár 1849, 9.7 km
- Battle of Ulaş 1696, 36 km
- Siege of Arad 1848, 46 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Malta 18 May 1565
- All 5 engagements of Ottoman–Habsburg Wars
Elsewhere in 1716
- Battle of Petrovaradin Serbia
- Battle of Dynekilen Sweden
- Siege of Corfu Greece
- Action of 8 July 1716 Albania
- Battle of Gjellebekk Norway
Siege of Temeşvar is one of 1,496 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 60 in present-day Romania.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q31180913, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Temeşvar (1716), revision 1382486607, 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.