Siege of Temeşvar (1716)
The siege of Temeşvar took place from 31 August to 12 October 1716 during the Austro-Turkish War of 1716-1718. The Habsburg army led by Prince Eugene of Savoy, who had just won a crushing victory at Petrovaradin, managed to capture the fortress of Temeşvar (today Timișoara, Romania) an Ottoman stronghold since 1552, the capital of the Banat and the last Turkish stronghold in Hungary. The garrison capitulated after a 43 days siege. The city remained under military administration until 6 June 1778, when it was handed over to the administration of the Kingdom of Hungary.
| Siege of Temeşvar (Timișoara) | |||||||
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| Part of the Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718) | |||||||
Siege of Temeşvar, anonymous engraving | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Habsburg Monarchy | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Mustafa Pasha | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 45,000 | 16,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2,407 killed 4,190 wounded |
3,000 killed 3,000 wounded | ||||||
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