Episode 2 of 2

Battle of Vienna

When
12 September 1683
Where
Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna
Part of
Siege of Vienna

Combined Imperial and Polish forces defeated the Ottoman besieging army at Kahlenberg Mountain on 12 September 1683.

The battle took place after a two-month siege of Vienna. Led by Sobieski, the Holy Roman Empire and Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth forces engaged the Ottomans and their vassals. The victory marked the beginning of sustained military cooperation against the Ottomans.

Sources

  1. Battle of Vienna Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-25

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