After the battle of Grocka the grand vizier Ivaz Mehmed Pasha laid siege to Belgrade (July 1739).

In August, Hekimoğlu Ali Pasha (former grand vizier) joined him from the western front, a Bosnian militia also took part in the attack.

[4] During the peace talks in Belgrade, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg represented Austria, while Ottoman delegates including Mektupçu Ragıp (future grand vizier Koca Ragıp) represented the Ottoman Empire.

Changing the borders caused no big problem; Austria agreed to cede territories to the Ottoman side.

The second offer of the Austrian side was to cede Belgrade on the condition that the fortifications were to be demolished.