Siege of Mehadia
| Siege of Mehadiye (1717) | |||||||||
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| Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) | |||||||||
Mehadia in 18th century | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| Habsburg monarchy | Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Major Herlenval | Rejeb Pasha | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1,000 men | 20,000 men | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 600 killed or wounded | 2,000 killed or wounded | ||||||||
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The siege of Mehadia was a military engagement between the Ottomans and the Asutrian garrison of Mehadia. After a siege of 3 days and heroic defense, the Austrians surrendered to the Ottomans.