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Battle of Batočina
Part of Great Turkish War
Date 29–30 August 1689 Location Batočina, Ottoman Empire Result Holy Roman Empire victory
Belligerents
Holy Roman Empire Serbian Militia	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Margrave of Baden Pavle Nestorović	Arap Recep Pasha
Units involved
Serbian Militia
Strength
17,815 9,262 infantry 8,553 cavalry	40,000
Casualties and losses
400	3,000 108 guns 3 mortars Entire camp and baggage

The Battle of Batočina (Serbian: Битка код Баточине) was fought on 29–30 August 1689 near the town of Batočina in the Sanjak of Smederevo (now in central Serbia), between forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire during the Great Turkish War (1683–1699). The Serbian Militia under the command of Pavle Nestorović as a vanguard unit of the Habsburg army was victorious against a vanguard unit of the Ottoman army during the battle.

References

1. "Die Schlacht von Salankamen, 19" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
2. Tanić, Dejan (2005), Војно-стратешки значај средњег поморавља у Бечком Рату (1683-1699) (PDF) (in Serbian), Istorijski Arhiv Jagodine, p. 73, archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2012, retrieved 14 December 2011, Претходницу је чинила Српска милиција (хусари), под командом капетана Павла Несторивића Деака. У судару две претходнице, 29. августа 1689. године, код Баточине, Турци су били поражени и потиснути ка својој главнини.

Sources

• Jovan N. Tomić (1902). Deset godina iz istorije srpskog naroda i crkve pod Turcima (1683-1693). Štampano u Državnoj štampariji Kraljevine Srbije.

• Battles of the Great Turkish War
• Battles involving the Ottoman Empire
• Battles involving the Holy Roman Empire
• Conflicts in 1689
• 17th century in Serbia
• Battles involving Serbia
• 1689 in the Habsburg monarchy
• 1689 in the Ottoman Empire
• Serbia under Habsburg rule