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The Great Turkish War comprised a series of military engagements between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League, which included the Holy Roman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Venice, Russia, and the Kingdom of Hungary. The conflict escalated in 1683 and concluded with the Treaty of Karlowitz in 1699. This war marked a significant defeat for the Ottoman Empire, which, for the first time, ceded considerable territories in Hungary and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, as well as parts of the western Balkans. Notably, this conflict represented the inaugural alliance of Russia with Western Europe. France, however, did not participate in the Holy League, having established an informal Franco-Ottoman alliance in 1673, which allowed Louis XIV to be recognized as a protector of Catholics within Ottoman territories. Initially, Louis XIV sought to exploit the situation to expand eastern borders of France by capturing Luxembourg during the War of the Reunions. Nevertheless, he deemed it inappropriate to engage in hostilities against the Holy Roman Empire while it was simultaneously contending with the Ottomans, leading him to accept the Truce of Ratisbon in 1684. As the Holy League began to achieve victories against the Ottoman Empire, notably capturing Belgrade by 1688, French concerns grew regarding the potential rise of their Habsburg adversaries, prompting them to besiege Philippsburg on 27 September 1688. This action violated the truce and instigated the separate Nine Years War against the Grand Alliance, which encompassed the Dutch Republic, the Holy Roman Empire, and, following the Glorious Revolution, England as well. The war diverted Imperial resources to the west, thereby alleviating pressure on the Turks. This situation was somewhat mitigated by entry of Russia into the conflict in 1687. Although the war commenced with the Ottomans confronting Imperial forces in the west, Venetians in the south, and Poland-Lithuania in the north, the majority of Turkish military resources were consistently allocated to the western front, while Imperial troops were also deployed across the other fronts. Consequently, the progress achieved by the Holy League came to a halt, enabling the Ottomans to reclaim Belgrade in 1690. The conflict subsequently reached a deadlock, culminating in a peace agreement in 1699, which was initiated after the Battle of Zenta in 1697, where an Ottoman effort to regain their lost territories in Hungary was decisively defeated by the Holy League.

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