Siege of Virovitica (1684)

Siege of Virovitica
Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War

Depiction of the siege from Karlsruhe archive.
DateJuly 1684
Location
Sanjak of Pojega, modern day Slavonia, Croatia
Result Croatian–Habsburg victory
Belligerents

Army of Croatian ban

Imperial Habsburg Army		 Ottoman Turks
Commanders and leaders
Gen. James Leslie
Gen. Sigismund Trautmansdorf
Nikola Erdody, ban of Croatia
Adam Zrinski
Ivan Drašković		 Unknown
Strength
  • Some 8,000 Croatians
  • Cavalry of Croatian ban
  • Artillery batteries
  • Ottoman garrison of Virovitica
  • More than 200–strong reinforcements from Slatina

The siege of Virovitica was one of the first battles of the Croatian–Slavonian theater during the Great Turkish War. The siege took place in July 1684, and it ended with the Ottoman garrison's surrender and Habsburg-Croatian capture of Virovitica. Due to its capture in the early phase of the war, the town became a vital Habsburg base for further operations in Slavonia.

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