Battle of Vienna

The Battle of Vienna in 1683 (Turkish: ?kinci Viyana Ku?atmas?) (as distinct from the Siege of Vienna in 1529) was the first large-scale battle of the Habsburg-Ottoman Wars, yet with the most far-reaching consequences. The battle pitted a Habsburg army of about 100,000 troops and their allies, led by Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, a 30,000-man relief force under Jan III Sobieski, King of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, against the Ottoman army, commanded by Grand Vizier Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha, which numbered approximately 140,000 men, although a large number of them played no part in the battle. The siege itself began in July 14, 1683, and the decisive battle took place on September 12, 1683.

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1683 - Turkish - Siege of Vienna - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine - Jan III Sobieski - Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth - Grand Vizier - Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha

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The battle marked the turning point in the 300-year struggle between the forces of the Central European kingdoms, and the Ottoman Empire. Over the sixteen years following the battle, the Habsburgs of Austria, and their allies would gradually occupy and dominate southern Hungary and Transylvania, which had been largely cleared by the Turkish forces.

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Ottoman Empire - Habsburgs - Austria - Hungary - Transylvania

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