Battle of Vienna

Date

September 12, 1683

Location

Vienna, Austria, HRE

Causes

Ottoman imperialism

Result

Decisive Christian Victory

Siege of Vienna lifted
Ottomans suffer heavy casualties and retreat
Formation of the Holy League

Belligerents
Holy Roman Empireball Bavariaball Bavariaball Franconiaball Swabiaball Poland-Lithuaniaball Habsburgball Kingdom of Hungaryball Wallachiaball (secretly)	Ottoman Empireball Vassal states: Crimean Khanateball Principality of Moldaviaball Wallachiaball Principality of Upper Hungaryball

The Battle of Vienna was a major battle that took place on September 12th, 1683 when Ottoman Empireball was laying siege to the city of Viennaball when Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealthball came to aid Holy Roman Empireball to save the city after suffering two months of being laid siege to. The battle was a decisive victory for the Christian coalition who formed the Holy League, took back almost all of Hungaryball and ended Ottoman Empireball as a threat to Christendom.

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