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Battle

The Ottoman commander Süleyman Paşa made up a strategy; the Mameluks prepared to charge the left flanks, and the Balkan mercenaries to wheel from right flank into the rear, and the well equipped Ottoman Turks were ordered to attack into the centre of the Hapsburg army, in hope to break it. The Ottoman Turks (Süleyman Paşa joined the troop) charged into middle, and crushed the innerpart of the Hapsburg army ( 5,000-8,000 killed during that charge), while the mameluks and the Balkan mercenaries swarmed the flanks. But the Ottoman army wouldn't last for long, even though they outnumbered the Hapsburg army. The mameluks lost their position, and suffered huge losses, while the Balkan mercenaries went panic. All the Ottoman Turks were killed, including Süleyman Paşa, since they were totally outunumbered, and The Hapsburgs became victorious, with only 15,000-18,000 killed or wounded.

The battle was a crushing defeat for the Ottomans, destroying their ambitions to expand further into Europe. After the battle, the Turkish army revolted and Sultan Mehmed IV was deposed. For a year the Ottoman Empire was paralysed, and Leopold's forces were poised to capture Belgrade and penetrate deep into the Balkans. Location of Belgrade within Serbia Coordinates: Country Serbia District City of Belgrade Municipalities 17 Government  - Mayor Nenad Bogdanović (DS) (since 2004)  - Ruling parties DS/DSS/G17+ Area  - City 3,222. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

References

• Chandler, David. A Guide to the Battlefields of Europe. Wordsworth Editions Ltd, (1998). ISBN 1-85326-694-9
• Penguin, 1961, Second Edition 1987 (including Preface to Second Edition and a new chapter 'From E.H. Carr's Files: Notes towards a Second Edition of What is History?')