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The Battle of Vienna, 1529, The Death Knell of the Islamic Ottoman Empire

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The Ottoman defeat at Vienna marked the zenith of their European ambitions, the point where their imperial tide reached its furthest limit. From that moment, the empire’s grip on power began a slow, irreversible decline, foreshadowing centuries of retreat and decay.
Vienna. 27th September - 14th October, 1529.
Austrian Forces: 16,000 soldiers and 72 cannon.
Ottoman Forces: ~ 250,000 soldiers.
Additional Reading and Research:

  • Clot, Andrei. Suleiman the Magnificent: The Man, His Life, His Epoch.
  • Pratt, Fletcher. The Battles That Changed History.
  • McCarthy, Justin. The Ottoman Turks.

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The Ottoman defeat at Vienna marked the zenith of their European ambitions, the point where their imperial tide reached its furthest limit. From that moment, the empire’s grip on power began a slow, irreversible decline, foreshadowing centuries of retreat and decay.
Vienna. 27th September - 14th October, 1529.
Austrian Forces: 16,000 soldiers and 72 cannon.
Ottoman Forces: ~ 250,000 soldiers.
Additional Reading and Research:

  • Clot, Andrei. Suleiman the Magnificent: The Man, His Life, His Epoch.
  • Pratt, Fletcher. The Battles That Changed History.
  • McCarthy, Justin. The Ottoman Turks.

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