Battle of Vác (1684)

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.[1]

For the battles in 1849, see First Battle of Vác (1849) and Second Battle of Vác (1849).
Battle of Vác
Part of the Great Turkish War
Date27 June 1684
Location
Vác, central Hungary
Result Austrian victory
Belligerents
 Holy Roman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Duke Charles of Lorraine Kara Ibrahim Pasha
Strength
32,000[1]

18,000[1]

Casualties and losses
100[1] 3,000[1]

References
  1. Bodart 1908, p. 105.
  2. Meyer Setton, Kenneth (1991). Venice, Austria, and the Turks in the seventeenth century. American Philosophical Society. p. 273. ISBN 0-87169-192-2.
  • Bodart, G. (1908). Militär-historisches Kriegs-Lexikon (1618-1905).CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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