Siege of Bihać (1697)
A Habsburg siege of Ottoman town of Bihać during Great Turkish War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about 1697 Siege of Bihać. For other sieges of Bihać see, see Siege of Bihać (1592) and Siege of Bihać.
Siege of Bihać (1697) was a Habsburg siege of the Ottoman fortress town of Bihać in Bosnian Krajina (aka Turkish Croatia). The siege was planned as a diversionary attack[2] from main Habsburg offensive on Danube river, and was called off after several failed storming attempts.
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Siege of Bihać | |||||||
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Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War | |||||||
Bihać fortress in 1686. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Habsburg monarchy Croatia | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Karl Auersperg Adam II. Batthyány Ivan Andrija Makar Marko Mesić | Halil Pasha | ||||||
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20,000 strong Croatian ban's army |
3,500 infantry | ||||||
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high[1] |
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