Siege of Bihać (1697)
| Siege of Bihać | |||||||
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| Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War | |||||||
Bihać fortress in 1686. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Karl Auersperg Adam II. Batthyány Ivan Andrija Makar Marko Mesić | Halil Pasha | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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20,000 strong Croatian ban's army Five imperial regiments |
3,500 infantry 500 cavalry | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| High | Unknown | ||||||
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Siege of Bihać (1697) was a Habsburg siege of the Ottoman fortress town of Bihać in Bosnian Krajina (aka Turkish Croatia). The siege was planned as a diversionary attack from main Habsburg offensive on Danube river, and was called off after several failed storming attempts.