Osijek Campaign

1685 Osijek Campaign
Part of Croatian-Slavonian-Dalmatian theater in Great Turkish War
The fortified town of Osijek and its wooden bridge in 1687.
Date August 1685 Location Sanjak of Pojega, modern-day Slavonia, Croatia Result –Habsburg tactical victory –Osijek bridge burnt down –Habsburg tactical withdrawal
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

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.