Siege

Siege of Belgrade

2 Dec 1787 – 18 Jan 1788 · 44.82° N, 20.47° E

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When
2 Dec 1787 – 18 Jan 1788
Kind
Siege
Coordinates
44.82° N, 20.47° E
Description
1787–1788 siege

Siege of Belgrade (1787–1788)

There were attempts by the Austrian army to besiege Belgrade, a strategically important city on the Habsburg–Ottoman border, on 2–3 December 1787 and 18 January 1788 that failed. Austria planned to take Belgrade by surprise, before a declaration of war. The operation of taking Belgrade without a fight was always part of Austrian tactics throughout the 18th century.

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