Battle of Belgrade (1789)

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The Battle of Belgrade (1789) was a major engagement of the Austro-Turkish War in which Habsburg forces under Emperor Joseph II and Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld captured the strategic fortress city of Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire.

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Siege of Belgrade (1789) 2
Battle of Belgrade (1789) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
associatedWith late Ottoman–Habsburg rivalry
reign of Joseph II
belligerent Habsburg Monarchy
Ottoman Empire
campaign Austrian campaign of 1789 against the Ottomans
capturedBy Habsburg forces
capturedFrom Ottoman Empire
chronologyWithinWar one of the later major battles of the Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791)
cityInvolved Belgrade
cityStatusAtTime Ottoman frontier fortress city
commander Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ottoman commanders (various)
Prince Frederick Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
commandStructure Habsburg army under Joseph II and Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
conflict Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791)
date 1789
era late 18th century
followedBy peace negotiations leading to the Treaty of Sistova
fortressInvolved Belgrade fortress
linked to: Belgrade Fortress
geographicalContext confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers
historicalRegion Balkans
location Belgrade
Kingdom of Serbia (Ottoman)
militaryObjective breach and occupy the Ottoman defenses of Belgrade
monarchOfDefendingPower Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
linked to: Ottoman sultan
objective capture of Belgrade fortress
opponent Ottoman provincial forces
linked to: Ottoman Army
outcome Habsburg forces captured Belgrade from the Ottoman Empire
participant Imperial Austrian army
Ottoman garrison of Belgrade
partOf Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791)
precededBy earlier Habsburg–Ottoman clashes in the 1787–1789 campaigns
primaryAttacker Habsburg Monarchy
primaryDefender Ottoman Empire
relatedTo Habsburg–Ottoman Wars
Treaty of Sistova
result Austrian victory
significance temporarily shifted control of Belgrade to the Habsburg Monarchy
sovereignOfAttackingPower Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
strategicImportance control of the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers
key fortress on the Habsburg–Ottoman frontier
theatre Balkan theatre of the Austro-Turkish War (1787–1791)
typeOfEngagement siege and assault on fortified city
warTheatre Danubian front
year 1789

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Battle of Belgrade (1688) chronologicallyBefore Battle of Belgrade (1789)
Austro-Turkish War (1788–1791) significantBattle Siege of Belgrade (1789)
linked to: Battle of Belgrade (1789)
Field Marshal Laudon notableBattle Siege of Belgrade (1789)
linked to: Battle of Belgrade (1789)