Siege of Belgrade (1789)
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In the siege of Belgrade a Habsburg Austrian army led by feldmarschall Ernst Gideon von Laudon besieged an Ottoman force under Osman Pasha in the fortress of Belgrade. After a three-week leaguer, the
Siege of Belgrade in 1789
Gideon von Laudon
Belgrade Fortress walls.
Turkish Janissary musketeer
Ernst Gideon von Laudon
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Ernst Gideon von Laudon, since 1759 Freiherr von Laudon, was an Austrian military officer of Baltic German descent and one of the most successful opponents of the Prussian king Frederick the Great.
Portrait, c. 1780
Portrait of Ernst Gideon's wife: Klara von Hagen, Bečváry castle
Laudon in victory pose at the Battle of Kunersdorf, 1878 portrait by Siegmund L'Allemand
Marble bust by Giuseppe Ceracchi