Siege of Érsekújvár (1685) 1685
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 7 July 1685 – 17 August 1685 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1685 | Wikidata P580 (start time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Slovakia | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Great Turkish War | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Holy Roman Empire | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 47.9831, 18.1728 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Érsekújvár was fought between July 7 and August 17 of 1685, between the besieging Habsburg army and the Ottoman garrison of Érsekújvár, city in what is today Nové Zámky, Slovakia (Turkish: Uyvar).
The Austrian commander, Aeneas de Caprara, invested the city and stormed it on August 17, slaying the entire Ottoman garrison.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Érsekújvár (1685) (revision 1370746757), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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