Battle of Belgrade (1789)
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The Battle of Belgrade (1789) was a major engagement of the Austro-Turkish War in which Habsburg forces under Emperor Joseph II and Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld captured the strategic fortress city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Belgrade (1789) | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
late Ottoman–Habsburg rivalry
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reign of Joseph II ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
ⓘ
surface form:
Habsburg Monarchy
Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| campaign | Austrian campaign of 1789 against the Ottomans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Habsburg forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedFrom | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinWar | one of the later major battles of the Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) ⓘ |
| cityInvolved | Belgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityStatusAtTime | Ottoman frontier fortress city ⓘ |
| commander |
Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman commanders (various) ⓘ Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Habsburg army under Joseph II and Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld ⓘ |
| conflict | Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1789 ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Sistova ⓘ |
| fortressInvolved | Belgrade fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Balkans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Belgrade
NERFINISHED
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Kingdom of Serbia (Ottoman) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | breach and occupy the Ottoman defenses of Belgrade ⓘ |
| monarchOfDefendingPower | Sultan of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of Belgrade fortress ⓘ |
| opponent | Ottoman provincial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| outcome | Habsburg forces captured Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ |
| participant |
Imperial Austrian army
NERFINISHED
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Ottoman garrison of Belgrade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier Habsburg–Ottoman clashes in the 1787–1789 campaigns ⓘ |
| primaryAttacker | Habsburg Monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryDefender | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Habsburg–Ottoman Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Sistova NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Austrian victory ⓘ |
| significance | temporarily shifted control of Belgrade to the Habsburg Monarchy ⓘ |
| sovereignOfAttackingPower | Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers
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key fortress on the Habsburg–Ottoman frontier ⓘ |
| theatre | Balkan theatre of the Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfEngagement | siege and assault on fortified city ⓘ |
| warTheatre | Danubian front ⓘ |
| year | 1789 ⓘ |
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Siege of Belgrade (1789)