Battle of Vienna: Europe Saves Itself from the Ottoman Siege
A coalition of European armies led by Polish King Jan III Sobieski smashed the Ottoman siege lines surrounding Vienna in one of history's largest cavalry charges. The decisive rout ended Ottoman expansion into Central Europe permanently and triggered a Habsburg counteroffensive that would strip the Ottomans of Hungary and vast Balkan territories within two decades.
September 12, 1683
343 years ago
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Europe
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Ottoman Empire
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Battle of Vienna
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Great Turkish War
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Ottoman Empire
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Vienna
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Austrian Empire
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John III Sobieski
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Great Turkish War
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Battle of Vienna
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Kara Mustafa Pasha
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Geschichte Polens
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Entsatz
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Zweite Wiener Türkenbelagerung
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