Siege of Buda (1686)

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The Siege of Buda (1686) was a major battle of the Great Turkish War in which a Holy League army recaptured the city of Buda from Ottoman control, marking a turning point in the struggle for Hungary.

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Siege of Buda (1686) canonical 4
Second Siege of Buda (1686) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
siege
alsoKnownAs Siege of Buda (1686)
surface form: Second Siege of Buda (1686)
attackingCommander Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Prince Eugene of Savoy
belligerent Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Holy League
Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
Ottoman Empire
Papal States
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Republic of Venice
casualties heavy casualties on both sides
combatantStrength approximately 65,000 Holy League troops
approximately 7,000–10,000 Ottoman defenders
commander Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavut Pasha
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Prince Eugene of Savoy
conflict Great Turkish War
controlledTerritoryAfter Buda under Habsburg control
countryAtTime Ottoman Empire
defendingCommander Abdurrahman Abdi Arnavut Pasha
duration about seven weeks
followedBy Battle of Mohács (1687)
hasCoordinateRegion Central Europe
hasEndDate 1686-09-02
hasLanguageOfName English
hasStartDate 1686-07-14
hasTimePeriod 17th century
hasYear 1686
location Buda
Budapest
Kingdom of Hungary
objective to capture Buda from the Ottoman Empire
opponent Ottoman Empire
partOf Great Turkish War
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
surface form: Habsburg–Ottoman wars
precededBy Siege of Buda (1684)
previousController Ottoman Empire
result Holy League victory
end of Ottoman rule in Buda
recapture of Buda by the Holy League
significance decisive blow to Ottoman power in central Europe
led to further Habsburg advances in Hungary
turning point in the reconquest of Hungary from the Ottomans

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Buda Castle significantEvent Siege of Buda (1686)
Holy League significantEvent Siege of Buda (1686)
subject surface form: Holy League (1684)
Battle of Mohács (1687) precededBy Siege of Buda (1686)
Budavár significantEvent Siege of Buda (1686)
Siege of Buda (1686) alsoKnownAs Siege of Buda (1686)
this entity surface form: Second Siege of Buda (1686)