The Great Turkish War () or the Wars of the Holy League () was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Habsburg Monarchy , Poland-Lithuania, Venice and Russia . Intensive fighting began in 1683 and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. The war was a defeat for the Ottoman Empire, which for the first time lost large amounts of territory. It lost lands in Hungary and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as part of the western Balkans. The war was also significant in that it marked the first time Russia was involved in a western European alliance. The northern Balkans in 1683, before the War. The northwestern portion is shown as belonging to the Habsburgs, the bulk of the Balkans under the Ottomans, with the far northeastern area being Polish. The northern Balkans, after the Treaty of Karlowitz.
The Great Turkish War () or the Wars of the Holy League () was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire , Poland-Lithuania, Venice , Russia, and Habsburg Hungary . Intensive fighting began in 1683 and ended with the signing of the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. The war was a defeat for the Ottoman Empire, which for the first time lost large amounts of territory. It lost lands in Hungary and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as part of the western Balkans. The war was also significant in that it marked the first time Russia was involved in a western European alliance. The northern Balkans in 1683, before the War. The northwestern portion is shown as belonging to the Habsburgs, the bulk of the Balkans under the Ottomans, with the far northeastern area being Polish. The northern Balkans, after the Treaty of Karlowitz.
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