Battle of Slankamen

The Battle of Slankamen was fought on 19 August 1691, near Slankamen in the Ottoman Sanjak of Syrmia (modern-day Vojvodina, Serbia), between the Ottoman Empire, and Habsburg Austrian forces during the Great Turkish War.

Battle of Slankamen
Part of Great Turkish War

Battle of Slankamen by Friedrich Kaiser
Date19 August 1691
Location
Slankamen (40 miles north of Belgrade), Sanjak of Syrmia, Ottoman Empire (before Ottoman invasion part of Hungary, today Serbia)
45°08′23.64″N 20°15′35.64″E
Result

Imperial victory

  • Imperial conquest of most of Croatia
Belligerents
  • Ottoman Empire
  • Kuruc rebels
Commanders and leaders
Ludwig Wilhelm
Adam Zrinski †
Jovan Monasterlija
Strength
  • 20,000–33,000 men
  • 90 guns
  • 50,000 men
  • 158 guns
Casualties and losses
7,300 25,000

The battle saw a Turkish-Transylvanian force led by Emeric Thököly and Mustafa Köprülü suffer an overwhelming defeat by an Imperial army commanded by Ludwig Wilhelm of Baden. The Grand Vizir Mustafa Köprülü was killed by a stray bullet and the Ottoman army routed, leaving behind the war chest and their artillery. The battle was disastrous for the Turks and costly for the Austrians. The victory stabilized the Hungarian front and secured Hungary, Croatia and Transylvania for the Habsburgs.

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