The Battle of Vienna

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Occurred in 1529 when Suleiman attempted to take the city with an army of over 100,000 men, but early snowfall forced the Ottomans to withdraw in late October.

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What was the First Siege of Vienna?

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Who were the combatants in the Siege of Vienna?

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The combatants were the Ottoman Empire and the Hapsburgs (The Holy Roman Empire).

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What was the state of the Hapsburg army during the siege?

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The Hapsburg army was struggling financially, with most of their forces in the west, leaving only 15,000 soldiers in Vienna.

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Who led the defense of Vienna?

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Minor nobles Charles of Lorraine and Ernst von Starhemberg led the defense of Vienna.

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What significant event happened on September 11, 1683?

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On September 11, 1683, the relief army led by Charles and King John III Sobieski of Poland routed the Ottomans.

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What were the impacts of the Siege of Vienna?

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The impacts included foreshadowing future conflict styles like trench warfare and grenades, halting the spread of Islam in Europe, the Ottoman Empire never fully recovering, and the Hapsburg Empire pushing eastward to become the Empire of Austria-Hungary.