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Battle of Grocka

Battle of Grocka was a battle fought in 1739 at Grocka City Municipality, in what is now Republic of Serbia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Grocka City Municipality. It was part of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War, which ran from 1736 to 1739. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 40,000–56,000 against 80,000–100,000.

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Original title: "Plan of the Battle of Krotska In the Year 1739" Title and descriptions are in English. Image consists of four maps on movements in the battle and two orders of battle of the imperial
Original title: "Plan of the Battle of Krotska In the Year 1739" Title and descriptions are in English. Image consists of four maps on movements in the battle and two orders of battle of the imperial . marked o.V. in DigAM web page., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1739
WhereGrocka City Municipality, Republic of Serbia44.667N, 20.717E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsHabsburg monarchyagainstOttoman Empire
Part ofFifth Russo-Turkish War1736 to 1739

Where it sits in the Fifth Russo-Turkish War

Siege of Azov, 1736Siege of Ochakov, 1737Battle of Henichesk, 1737Battle of Banja Luka, 1737Battle of Cape Lori, 1737Second siege of Ochakov, 1737Battle of Stavuchany, 1739Battle of Grocka, 173917361739Battle of Grocka, 1739
8 placed engagements of the Fifth Russo-Turkish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1739 (year precision)
PlaceGrocka City Municipality, Republic of Serbia
44.667N, 20.717E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength40,000–56,00080,000–100,000
Casualties and losses5,600 (2,350 killed; 2,850 wounded; 400 missing); ---- 7,000 killed; ---- 3,000 killed and 7,000 wounded.; 10,0008,000 killed and wounded; Or very heavy
Commanders
  • George Olivier de Wallis
  • Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg
  • Ivaz Mehmed Pasha
Battle of GrockaBattle of GrockaCapture of BelgradeBattle of PancsovaSiege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeSiege of BelgradeCapture of BelgradeBattle of PancsovaTimișoaraNovi SadČačakTuzlaOsijekReșițaKragujevacZrenjanin100 km44.667N, 20.717E
Placed at Grocka City Municipality; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Grocka is one of 2,126 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 115 in present-day Serbia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q700866, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Grocka, revision 1383364809, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.