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Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)

1716–1718 · 18th century

The Austro-Turkish War of 1716 to 1718 was fought between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire, which Austria entered in support of Venice, then at war with the Ottomans. Prince Eugene of Savoy won a decisive victory at Petrovaradin in 1716, took Temeswar the same year and captured Belgrade in 1717. The Treaty of Passarowitz in 1718 gave Austria the Banat, northern Serbia with Belgrade, and Oltenia.

Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718)
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Austro-Turkish War (1716–1718). In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/austro-turkish-war-1716-1718
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