The Imperial victory halted the Ottoman advance toward Vienna and led to the Peace of Vasvár, which later sparked the Hungarian Magnate conspiracy.
Key Facts
- Date
- 1 August 1664
- River
- Raab (Rába)
- Imperial Commander
- Count Raimondo Montecuccoli
- Ottoman Commander
- Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa
- Peace Treaty Signed
- Peace of Vasvár, 10 August 1664
- Imperial Contingents
- German, Swedish, and French forces
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
During the Austro-Turkish War of 1663–1664, the Ottoman army under Grand Vizier Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa pushed into Hungary with the objective of advancing further toward Vienna, forcing the Habsburg Emperor Leopold I to mobilize an Imperial coalition army under Count Raimondo Montecuccoli.
On 1 August 1664, the two armies clashed on the Raab river between Mogersdorf and the Cistercian monastery of St. Gotthard. As Ottoman forces attempted to cross the river, Imperial troops comprising German, Swedish, and French contingents charged and decisively defeated them, halting the advance.
Following their defeat, the Ottomans signed the Peace of Vasvár on 10 August 1664. Although militarily victorious, Emperor Leopold accepted disadvantageous terms that shocked European courts and Hungarian nobles alike, contributing directly to the outbreak of the Magnate conspiracy against Habsburg rule.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Count Raimondo Montecuccoli.
Side B
1 belligerent
Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed Paşa.