Battle of Vienna John III Sobieski

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victorious john iii sobieski @ battle of vienna in 1683, equestrian portrait jerzy siemiginowski-eleuter


sobieski s greatest success came in 1683, victory @ battle of vienna, in joint command of polish , german troops, against invading ottoman turks under kara mustafa. upon reaching vienna on 12 september, ottoman army close breaching walls, sobieski ordered full attack. in morning, united army of 65,000–76,000 men (including 22,000,-27,000 poles) attacked turkish force of 300,000–350,000 men. @ 5 pm, after observing infantry battle kahlenberg hilltop, sobieski led polish husaria cavalry along austrians , germans in massive charge down hillside. soon, ottoman battle line broken , ottoman forces scattered in disarray. @ 5:30 pm, sobieski entered deserted tent of kara mustafa , battle of vienna ended.


the pope , other foreign dignitaries hailed sobieski savior of vienna , western european civilization. in letter wife, wrote, common people kissed hands, feet, clothes; others touched me, saying: ah, let kiss valiant hand!



sobieski sending message of victory pope after battle of vienna, jan matejko, 1880, national museum, kraków


the war ottomans not yet over, , sobieski continued campaign battle of párkány on 7–9 october. after victories, polish found junior partner in holy league, gaining no lasting territorial or political rewards. prolonged , indecisive war weakened sobieski s position @ home. next 4 years poland blockade key fortress @ kamenets, , ottoman tatars raid borderlands. in 1691, sobieski undertook expedition moldovia, better results, still no decisive victories.








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