Siege of Užice

The siege of Užice was a military engagement in 1738 between the Austrian garrison and the besieging Ottoman army.

On October 2, 1737,[1] the Austrian army, with the help of Serbian troops, captured the city of Užice from a 200-strong Ottoman garrison.

clarification needed] retreated behind the borders, and in early 1738, the Ottomans drove the remaining Imperial units in Transylvania.

On March 1st, the Ottomans appeared in front of Uzice which was defended by 320 Imperials led by Captain Schenk.

Seeing this, the Imperials were forced to hand Užice to the Ottomans in exchange for a safe departure to Belgrade.