The ongoing war with the Ottomans took a toll on the Austrians; their emperor Joseph had died, and their country was on the verge of war with Prussia, who were allied with the Ottomans, which forced Austria to withdraw parts of their forces against Prussia.

Their plan was to capture Orșova and Giurgiu and to cross the Danube River.

[8] The Ottoman garrison was led by Çavuşzade Abdullah Pasha and Cengiz Mehmed Giray.

[12] By June 8, a breach battery of four 18-pound cannons and seven mortars was installed 80 steps from the fortress.

The defeat forced the Austrian emperor, Leopold, to abandon his predecessor policy of gaining territory from the Ottomans and made him inclined to peace talks.

The Battle of Giurgiu made a decisive contribution to undermining Austrian imperialism in the Balkans.

[19] In July, the Vienna court negotiated to sign a separate agreement with Prussia; the conditions were ceding back their conquests to the Ottomans and nullifying their alliance with Russia; thus, Russia found itself deserted with no allies.