Battle of Grocka

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Battle of Grocka
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Habsburg wars
Date July 22, 1739 Location Grocka, Belgrade, in what is now Serbia Result Ottoman victory
Combatants
Image:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1453-1844).svgOttoman Empire	Image:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg Austria
Commanders
Grand Vizier Silahdar Damat Mehmed Paşa[1]	Marshal Wallis[2]
Strength
100,000[1]	40,000[2] - 56,000[1]
Casualties
Unknown	3,000[1] - 7,000[2]

Ottoman-Habsburg wars
1st Mohács – Hungary 1527–28 – Balkans 1529 – 1st Vienna – Little War – Kőszeg – Tunis – Osijek – Preveza – Hungary 1543 – Eger – Malta – Szigetvár – Lepanto – Thirteen Years' War – Keresztes – Saint Gotthard – 2nd Vienna – 2nd Mohács – Zenta – Peterwardein – Grocka

The Battle of Grocka was fought between Austria and the Ottoman Empire on July 21 - July 22, 1739, in Grocka, Belgrade.^[3][4] The Turks were victorious and took the city of Belgrade. The battle was part of the Ottoman-Habsburg wars.

Though greatly outnumbered, the Austrians had direct orders from emperor Charles VI to engage the enemy at the first possible opportunity. On the morning of July 21, the battle commenced, and lasted for the length of the day. The Ottoman forces, better prepared and far outnumbering their opponent, intended to resume fighting the next day, but the Austrians decided to retreat during the night. However, the Ottomans followed them and the next day forced the Austrians to surrender.^[2]

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