Khevenhüller arrived in Vidin on August 10 and called the Ottoman garrison led by Ivaz Mehmed Pasha to surrender, however; they refused.

[2][3] Khevenhüller ordered a reconnaissance unit of 500 cavalry led by Colonel Dragoni to inspect the fort.

[4] Khevenhüller reported the situation to the field marshal, Friedrich Heinrich von Seckendorff.

[5][6] On September 28, the Ottoman army appeared before the Imperials and began constructing a bridge over the Timok near the village of Radujevac.

The Imperial attacked them and after a three-hour battle, they burned the bridge and prevented the Ottomans from crossing while losing only 30 killed.

[7][8] However, at the same time, a swarm of Siphais crossed the Danube, set fire to the village of Radujevac, and attacked the Imperial camp, massacring the servants and the sick left behind.

In particular, the behavior of the militia, who only saw their task as looting and plundering, was so atrocious that Khevenhüller felt compelled to send them back home in groups.