| Siege of Virovitica | |||||||
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| Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War | |||||||
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Siege_of_Virovitica_Karlsruhe.png) Depiction of the siege from Karlsruhe archive. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Banner_of_the_Holy_Roman_Emperor_without_haloes_(1400-1806).svg){kind=small} Imperial Habsburg Army |
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Osmanli-devleti-nisani-yeni.png){kind=small} Ottoman Turks | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
gen. James Leslie gen. Sigismund Trautmansdorf &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Coa_Croatia_Country_History_(Fojnica_Armorial).svg){kind=small} Nikola Erdody, ban of Croatia Adam Zrinski Ivan Drašković | Unknown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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-Some 8,000 Croatians -Cavalry of Croatian ban -Artillery batteries |
-Ottoman garrison of Virovitica -more than 200–strong reinforcements from Slatina | ||||||
The siege of Virovitica was one of the first battles of the Croatian–Slavonian theater during the Great Turkish War. The siege took place in July 1684, and it ended with the Ottoman garrison's surrender and Habsburg-Croatian capture of Virovitica. Due to its capture in the early phase of the war, the town became a vital Habsburg base for further operations in Slavonia.