Battle of Vienna 1683
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Date | 12 September 1683 | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|
| Year | 1683 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
| Era | Early modern (1500–1799) | derived from year |
| Location | Austria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| Participants | Cossack Hetmanate, Crimean Khanate, Holy Roman Empire, Ottoman Empire, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Principality of Moldavia, Principality of Transylvania, Principality of Upper Hungary, Principality of Wallachia | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 48.2350, 16.3350 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Vienna took place at Kahlenberg Mountain near Vienna on 12 September 1683 after the city had been besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought between an Ottoman army commanded by Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha and a coalition of Imperial, German and Polish Crown forces under the overall command of King John III Sobieski of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. The main Lithuanian army did not arrive in time to participate in the battle.
The battle was won by the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, marking the beginning of their military cooperation against the Ottomans.
Some historians maintain that the battle marked a turning point in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars, a 300-year struggle between the Holy Roman and Ottoman Empires. It represented the culmination of 150 years of intense military tension following the failed 1529 siege of Vienna. The Ottomans would gain no further ground in Europe and would never again challenge Vienna. In the ensuing war that lasted until 1699, the Holy Roman Empire consolidated territorial gains resulting in most of Ottoman Hungary being ceded to Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
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