Battle of Peterwardein
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The Battle of Peterwardein was a major 1716 engagement in which Habsburg forces under Prince Eugene of Savoy decisively defeated the Ottoman Empire, helping to shift the balance of power in Central and Southeastern Europe.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Peterwardein canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Battle of Petrovaradin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Habsburg-Ottoman rivalry
ⓘ
early 18th-century European power politics ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| casualtiesHabsburg | significant but lower than Ottoman casualties ⓘ |
| casualtiesOttoman | very heavy ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthHabsburg | approximately 60,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| combatantStrengthOttoman | approximately 150,000 soldiers ⓘ |
| commander |
Prince Eugene of Savoy
ⓘ
Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha ⓘ |
| commanderHabsburg | Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ |
| commanderOttoman |
Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Vizier Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha
|
| commemoratedBy | monuments near Petrovaradin Fortress ⓘ |
| conflictOf | Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) ⓘ |
| date | 5 August 1716 ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Battle of Belgrade (1717)
ⓘ
Siege of Timișoara (1716) ⓘ |
| geopoliticalImpact |
strengthened Habsburg control over parts of the Balkans
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weakened Ottoman influence in the Danube region ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to later Habsburg territorial gains in the Balkans
ⓘ
marked resurgence of Habsburg power against the Ottomans ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Serbia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Novi Sad ⓘ |
| militaryTactics | defensive use of fortifications followed by counterattack ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy Ottoman cavalry and janissary involvement
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use of strong defensive position around Petrovaradin Fortress ⓘ |
| outcome |
shifted balance of power in Central Europe
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shifted balance of power in Southeastern Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Turkish War era conflicts
|
| partOfCampaign | Prince Eugene of Savoy’s 1716 campaign against the Ottomans ⓘ |
| place |
Petrovaradin
ⓘ
surface form:
Petrovaradin Fortress
near Petrovaradin ⓘ |
| primaryOpposingForces | Habsburg imperial army vs. Ottoman imperial army ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | muskets, artillery, cavalry sabres and lances ⓘ |
| region |
Danube region
ⓘ
surface form:
Danube frontier
|
| result |
Habsburg victory
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decisive defeat of the Ottoman army ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveHabsburg | halt Ottoman advance into Habsburg territories ⓘ |
| strategicObjectiveOttoman | regain initiative in Hungary and the Balkans ⓘ |
| terrain | fortified position overlooking the Danube ⓘ |
| theatre | Central and Southeastern Europe ⓘ |
| treatyContext | preceded the Treaty of Passarowitz (1718) ⓘ |
| year | 1716 ⓘ |
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