Battle of Vác (1684) explained

Conflict:Battle of Vác
Partof:the Great Turkish War
Date:27 June 1684
Place:Vác, Budin Eyalet
Result:Holy Roman Empire victory
Combatant2: Ottoman Empire
Commander1: Duke Charles of Lorraine
Commander2: Kara Ibrahim Pasha
Strength1:38,000[1] –43,000
Strength2:18,000
Casualties1:100
Casualties2:2,000

The Battle of Vác was fought on June 27, 1684,[2] near the city of Vác in central Hungary, between the forces of the Ottoman Empire, and the forces of the Holy Roman Empire as part of the Great Turkish War. The Austrian army was victorious.

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Notes and References

  1. Ernst Trost: Prinz Eugen von Savoyen; Vienna, Munich 1985; p. 47
  2. Book: Meyer Setton, Kenneth. Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the seventeenth century. 1991. American Philosophical Society. 0-87169-192-2. 273.