Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664)
The Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664) or fourth Austro-Turkish War was a short war between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire. The Ottoman aim was to resume the advance in central Europe, conquer Vienna and subdue Austria. The Ottomans managed to capture key strongholds, however, the Habsburg army under Raimondo Montecuccoli succeeded in halting the Ottoman army in the Battle of Saint Gotthard.
| Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664 | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Habsburg wars | |||||||||
Battle of Saint Gotthard | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
Piedmont-Savoy
Kingdom of Croatia |
Ottoman Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Raimondo Montecuccoli Miklós Zrínyi Jean de Coligny-Saligny Jean-Louis Raduit de Souches | Fazıl Ahmed Pasha | ||||||||
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82,700 (annual average) 6,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 20,000+ | 8,000–10,000 | ||||||||
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