Osijek Campaign
The Habsburg offensive towards the Slavonian town of Osijek during the Great Turkish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Osijek Campaign of 1685 was a successful Habsburg-Croatian raid towards the town of Osijek in Ottoman held Slavonia. Although the campaign inside enemy territory ended in a tactical victory for Habsburg-Croatian troops, James Leslie - the general in charge, decided for a tactical withdrawal after reaching Osijek and defeating one Ottoman army there, because he lacked sufficient heavy weapons to besiege Osijek's main fort.
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1685 Osijek Campaign | |||||||
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Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War | |||||||
The fortified town of Osijek and its wooden bridge in 1687. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Army of Croatian ban | Ottoman Turks | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
gen. James Leslie capt. Gašpar Balog capt. Stjepan Patačić † | Unknown | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Six infantry and cavalry regiments –Army of Croatian ban (2,000 men) –-3 light cannons | Unknown |
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