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Events on Wednesday 11 September 1697 1
1697Battle of ZentaHabsburg forces crush the Ottoman armyPrince Eugene of Savoy led an Imperial army to a decisive victory over the Ottoman Empire at Zenta on the Tisza River. The Ottoman army suffered catastrophic losses, including Sultan Mustafa II's grand vizier, as it attempted to cross the river. The defeat pushed the Ottomans toward the negotiating table that produced the Treaty of Karlowitz two years later.