Battle of Olasch

Battle of Olasch
Part of Great Turkish War

The Battle of Olasch
Date26 August 1696
Location
near the Bega River, Ottoman Empire
45°39′24.998″N 20°47′17.002″E / 45.65694389°N 20.78805611°E / 45.65694389; 20.78805611
Result Ottoman victory[1][2]
(see Aftermath section)
Belligerents
 Holy Roman Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Holy Roman Empire Augustus II the Strong
Holy Roman Empire General Heissler †[a]		 Mustafa II
Elmas Mehmed Pasha
Strength
38,000 men[b] 60,000 men[4]
Casualties and losses
3,000–6,000 killed or wounded[c] 4,000[5]
Battle of Olasch is located in Serbia
Battle of Olasch
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Location within Serbia
Battle of Olasch is located in Romania
Battle of Olasch
Battle of Olasch (Romania)

The Battle of Olasch (also Ólas, Ulaş, Olaschin) took place after a Habsburg Imperial army led by Saxon Elector General, Augustus II the Strong, laid siege to Turkish held Temesvár. On 26 August 1696, after learning that Sultan Mustafa II's relief army was crossing the Danube at Pancsova, Augustus gave up the siege and headed to meet the Ottoman army. The battle near the Bega River resulted in a draw after both armies retreated with heavy casualties on both sides.[6] Strategically, the Ottoman army's campaign can be considered a success, as it achieved its goal of retaining Temesvár.

  1. ^ Mikaberidze 2011, p. 970.
  2. ^ Dyer 1864.
  3. ^ Seton-Watson, p. 192.
  4. ^ a b Sharp 2001, p. 279.
  5. ^ a b Sharp 2001, p. 125.
  6. ^ Encyclopaedia & Smedley 1845, p. 666.


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