Treaty of Sistova

Background

The Habsburgs initially lost ground in the conflict but later reclaimed Belgrade and scored a win near Calafat in 1790. Their Russian ally was also doing well, but Austria itself faced a Prussian invasion threat. Meanwhile, the French Revolution demanded Vienna’s focus. Under these pressures, Austria settled for minimal territorial gains: the town of Orsova (now Orșova) and a handful of small Croatian frontier settlements like Cetingrad, Drežnik, Lapac, and Srb.

This agreement closed the long series of Ottoman–Habsburg wars. Austria stayed out of later Russian-led campaigns against the Ottomans in the 1800s and 1900s. Both empires later fought France in the War of the Second Coalition, though in different theaters—Central Europe and Egypt. During the Second Ottoman–Egyptian War, Austria and Britain stepped in to prevent their old Ottoman rival from being crushed by Muhammad Ali of Egypt.

The two powers eventually fought on the same side in World War I, with Ottoman troops deployed to Galicia and Austro-Hungarian forces to Gaza, before both collapsed. After settling with the Ottomans, Austria joined Prussia in the Declaration of Pillnitz on August 27.

Austria gave up any future expansion at Ottoman expense. In exchange, Prussia agreed not to expand eastward or back the Brabant Revolution. Both nations promised to intervene in France only if all major European powers agreed it was necessary.