Siege of Buda (1684)
The siege of Buda (14 July – 30 October 1684) was a siege by the Holy Roman Empire of the Ottoman fortress of Buda. After 109 days, the siege was abandoned.
First Siege of Buda, 1684 | |||||||
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Part of Great Turkish War | |||||||
Engraving of the siege of Buda by Giovanni Giacomo de Rossi | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ottoman Empire | Holy League | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Grand Vizier Kara Ibrahim Pasha Abdi Pasha the Albanian |
Charles V, Duke of Lorraine Louis William, Margrave of Baden-Baden Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
7,000 inside Buda 17,000 relief forces | 34,000–43,000 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | 24,000–30,000 |
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