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Who led the Habsburg army to victory at the Battle of Zenta in 1697?
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Leopold I
Leopold I, detail of a portrait bust, c. 1700; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
The Habsburg army was led to victory at the Battle of Zenta in 1697 by Prince Eugene of Savoy.12
Serving under Leopold I, Eugene of Savoy commanded the Austrian forces that overtook the Ottoman army as it attempted to cross the Tisa River. This decisive victory, which resulted in the loss of the Ottoman sultan's artillery and treasure, forced the Ottoman Empire to sue for peace and ultimately led to the Treaty of Carlowitz in 1699.13