Siege of Érsekújvár (1685) explained

Conflict:Siege of Érsekújvár
Partof:Great Turkish War
Date:July 7 – August 17, 1685
Place:Érsekújvár, Ottoman Empire (today: Nové Zámky, modern-day southwestern Slovakia)
Result:Holy Roman Empire victory
Combatant2: Ottoman Empire
Commander1: Aeneas de Caprara
Commander2:Unknown
Strength1:15,000
Strength2:3,000
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:3,000 killed

The siege of Érsekújvár was fought between July 7 and August 17 of 1685, between the besieging Habsburg army and the Ottoman garrison of Érsekújvár, city in what is today Nové Zámky, Slovakia (tr|Uyvar).The Austrian commander, Aeneas de Caprara, invested the city and stormed it on August 17, slaying the entire Ottoman garrison.

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