The Great Turkish War, also known as the Wars of the Holy League, was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League composed of the Holy Roman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Venice, Russia, and the Kingdom of Hungary. It spanned from 1683 to 1699, culminating in the Treaty of Karlowitz. The Ottoman Empire suffered a significant defeat, losing territory in Hungary, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the western Balkans. Notably, this war marked Russia's first alliance with Western Europe. While France didn't join the Holy League due to its Franco-Ottoman alliance, it was later drawn into the Nine Years' War triggered by the conflict. Despite initial gains by the Holy League, a stalemate emerged, leading to peace negotiations following the Ottoman defeat at the Battle of Zenta. The war coincided with the Nine Years' War, which primarily engaged the Habsburgs against France. The Holy Roman Empire and its allies deployed vast numbers of troops against both the Turks and the French during this period.

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