They besieged, conquered and destroyed Novi Zrin Fortress on the Mura river in northern Croatia at the very beginning of July. The Turks renewed their invasion in the spring of 1664. Even though the Turks were militarily defeated, Emperor Leopold concluded a treaty considered favourable to the Ottoman Empire, which shocked most of Europe. As a consequence, the Ottomans signed the Peace treaty of Vasvár a week later, on 10 August. It was fought between Imperial Army forces, including Germans, Swedish and French contingents, led by Imperial Commander in Chief Count Raimondo Montecuccoli and the army of the Ottoman Empire under the command of Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa.Īs the Ottoman army tried to advance into Hungary, they were stopped on the side of the river Raab where they were charged and defeated by the Imperial forces. Gotthard in German West Hungary (today Hungary). Gotthard Hungarian: Szentgotthárdi csata), of the Austro-Turkish War (1663–1664), took place on 1 August 1664 on the Raab between Mogersdorf and the Cistercian monastery St.

The Battle of Saint Gotthard (Turkish: Saint Gotthard Muharebesi German: Schlacht bei St.

Twilight of the sun king