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The Battle of Vienna [a] took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 [2] after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire (led by the Habsburg monarchy ) and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth , both under the command of King John III Sobieski ...
Kahlenberg with the tower, church, and scenic overlook Stefaniewarte and steel tower Commemorative plaque placed on the facade of the Polish church on Kahlenberg. The Kahlenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈkaːlənˌbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a hill (484 m or 1,588 ft) located in the 19th District of Vienna, Austria ().
The Battle of Vienna, Virginia was a minor engagement between Union and Confederate forces on June 17, 1861, during the early days of the American Civil War.. The Union was trying to protect the areas of Virginia opposite Washington, D.C., and established a camp at Vienna, at the end of a 15-mile (24.1 km) railroad to Alexandria.
Siege of Vienna (1529), first Ottoman attempt to conquer Vienna. Battle of Vienna, 1683, second Ottoman attempt to conquer Vienna. Capture of Vienna (1805), French occupation during the War of the Third Coalition; Capture of Vienna (1809), French occupation during the War of the Fifth Coalition; Vienna Uprising (1848), Habsburg siege of the ...
Siege of Vienna by Kingdom of Hungary, city passed to Hungary. Royal Court of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary relocated to Vienna (known as Bécs in Hungarian). 1515 – First Congress of Vienna. 1529 – Siege of Vienna by Turks. 1556 – Vienna becomes seat of Holy Roman Empire under Ferdinand I. 1598 – Donaukanal regulated.
"Relief of Vienna 13 September 1683" (PDF). Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Combined Arms Research Library Digital Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-12-23 .
The Vienna School of Art History: Empire and the Politics of Scholarship, 1847-1918 (Penn State Press, 2013). Regal, Wolfgang and Michael Nanut. Vienna A Doctor’s Guide: 15 walking tours through Vienna’s medical history (2007) Rozenblit, Marsha. The Jews of Vienna, 1867-1914: Assimilation and Identity (State University of New York Press, 1984).
Vindobona (Latin pronunciation: [wɪnˈdɔbɔna]; from Gaulish windo-"white" and bona "base/bottom") was a Roman military camp (or castra) in the province of Pannonia, located on the site of the modern city of Vienna in Austria.