1716–1918Vezirac
The Battle of Petrovaradin framed by a portrait of Eugene of Savoy
An allegorical border of flags, weapons, angels and a wreath surrounds a small battle map and a portrait medallion of Prince Eugene of Savoy. Place names including Karlowitz and Semlin mark the map at center. The sheet is titled Battle at Peterwardein.
About this place
The hill above Petrovaradin on the Fruska Gora side of the Danube, and the ground on which the Battle of Petrovaradin was fought on 5 August 1716. The Ottoman army under the Grand Vizier Silahdar Damat Ali Pasha camped here to besiege the fortress, and the hill carries his title: Vezirac is the Vizier's place. Prince Eugene of Savoy crossed from the fortress and broke the Ottoman line in a single morning. The Grand Vizier was mortally wounded in the fighting and died soon after, and the defeat ended the Ottoman advance on the middle Danube. The Peace Monument stands on the hill today.
On the card
Péterváradi csata, 1716. aug. 5. / Savoyai Jenő arcképével
- Date
- 1716–1918
- Coordinates
- 45.21071, 19.89849
- Source
- Hungarian National Museum
- Credit
- Hungarian National Museum / unknown German master, second half of the 17th century
- Licence
- CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Size
- 640 × 614 px
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