Siege of Érsekújvár (1685)

Siege of Érsekújvár

The fortifications of Érsekújvár in 1680

Date	July 7 – August 17, 1685
Location	Érsekújvár, Kingdom of Hungary (today: Nové Zámky, modern-day southwestern Slovakia)
Result	Austrian victory

Belligerents

Holy Roman Empire

Ottoman Empire

Commanders and leaders

Aeneas de Caprara

Great Turkish War

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The Siege of Érsekújvár was fought between July 7 and August 17 of 1685, between the besieging Habsburg army and the Ottoman garrison of Érsekújvár, city in what is today Nové Zámky, Slovakia (Turkish: Uyvar). The Austrian commander, Aeneas de Caprara, invested the city and obtained the garrison's surrender in August 17.

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