Siege of Érsekújvár (1685)
| Siege of Érsekújvár | |||||||
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| Part of Great Turkish War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Holy Roman Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Aeneas de Caprara | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 15,000 | 3,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | 3,000 killed | ||||||
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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.