Battles & Campaigns · 1683
Battle of Párkány
Párkány, Slovakia
What happened
A Polish and Imperial army under John III Sobieski and Charles of Lorraine fought an Ottoman army under Kara Mehmed Pasha. A month after the Ottoman defeat at Vienna, Sobieski's Poles advanced and were surprised by an Ottoman cavalry charge. Two days later, joined by Imperial troops, they attacked in three lines. The Polish hussars broke the Ottoman left, and the Ottoman lines collapsed.
Why it matters
It followed the victory at Vienna and helped push the Ottomans out of Hungary.
What came next
The Austrians besieged Esztergom and took it at the end of 1683.
Did you know?
The battle was fought in two stages, with a defeat on the first day and a victory on the second.
Timeline
- 1683Ottoman defeat at Vienna.
- 7 Oct 1683First day: Polish setback.
- 9 Oct 1683Second day: allied victory.
- End of 1683Esztergom surrenders.