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The siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000.
On September 26–27, the Ottoman troops, accompanied by the fleet moving across the Danube, approached Vienna. Under the command of Philip Pfalz of Neisburg, Wilhelm von Rogendorf and Niklas von Salz, the garrison of Vienna numbered 17,000 men and had 72 cannons against the enemy's 300.
The Ottoman army consisted of both heavy and missile fire, cavalry and infantry, making it both versatile and powerful. After the defeat at Vienna, the Ottoman Sultan had to turn his attention to other parts of his domain. Taking advantage of this absence, Archduke Ferdinand launched an offensive in 1530, recapturing Esztergom and other forts ...
Suleiman's march to Vienna was also an attempt to assist his vassal, John Szapolyai who claimed the throne of Hungary. Suleiman sent his army of 120,000 strong north on the 10 May 1529. His campaign was marked by speedy success, on September 8 Buda surrendered to the Ottomans and John Szapolyai was installed as King of Hungary.
The position of the Holy League armies (north), the besieged Vienna (middle), and the Ottoman army (between Vienna and Holy League armies) during the battle. The battle started before all units were fully deployed. At 4:00 am on 12 September, the Ottoman army attacked, seeking to interfere with the deployment of Holy League troops.
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 city
Since 1679, the Great Plague had been ravaging Vienna. The main Ottoman army finally laid siege to Vienna on 14 July 1683. On the same day, Kara Mustafa Pasha sent the traditional demand for surrender to the city. [35] Ernst Rüdiger Graf von Starhemberg, leader of the garrison of 15,000 troops and 8,700 volunteers with 370 cannon, refused to ...
Conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453. After striking a blow to the weakened Byzantine Empire in 1356 (or in 1358 – disputable due to a change in the Byzantine calendar), (see Süleyman Pasha) which provided it with Gallipoli as a basis for operations in Europe, the Ottoman Empire started its westward expansion into the European continent in the middle of the 14th ...