Capture of Belgrade (1739)
Capture of Belgrade | |||||||||
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Part of Russo-Turkish War (1735-1739) | |||||||||
Signing of Treaty of Belgrade, 1739 | |||||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Ottoman Empire |
Habsburg Austria | ||||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
Ivaz Mehmed Pasha Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha | Count Wallis | ||||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||||
unknown | Heavy |
The capture of Belgrade was the recapture of Belgrade (capital of modern Serbia) by the Ottoman Empire in 1739.
Background
According to the
The siege
The Ottoman Empire had first captured Belgrade in 1521 (the first campaign of
Peace talks
During the peace talks in Belgrade, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg represented Austria, while Ottoman delegates including Mektupçu Ragıp (future grand vizier Koca Ragıp) represented the Ottoman Empire. Changing the borders caused no big problem; Austria agreed to cede territories to the Ottoman side. The major issue, however, was the future of Belgrade. The earliest Austrian offer was to keep Belgrade in return for the territories ceded to Ottoman side, which the Ottoman representatives refused. The second offer of the Austrian side was to cede Belgrade on the condition that the fortifications were to be demolished. Ivaz Mehmed Pasha also refused this offer. Negotiations broke down. Finally, Louis Sauveur Villeneuve, the French ambassador to the Ottoman Empire proposed a compromise in which only the former Ottoman fortification would be kept. Both sides agreed on the proposal and the treaty was signed on 18 September 1739.
Aftermath
Except for a brief occupation during the
References
- ISBN 978-0-275-98876-0.
- ^ Prof.Yaşar Yücel-Prof Ali Sevim:Türkiye tarihi IV, AKDTYKTTK Yayınları, 1991, pp 20
- ISBN 975-6480-20-3, p.364