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Siege of Vienna (1529)

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The 1529 Siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire. Fought from 27 September to 15 October 1529 between Habsburg forces, including troops of the Holy Roman Empire, Bohemia, the Electorate of the Palatinate, Carniola and Spain, and an Ottoman army supported by the vassal state of Moldavia, the siege ended in a Habsburg victory. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Battle Type
Siege of a fortified capital city 1
Year
1529 1
Location
Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Austria) 1
Outcome
Habsburg victory 1
Battle Type
Battle Type (category)
Siege 1
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Suleiman the Magnificent personally led the Ottoman army in the 1529 Siege of Vienna, the high-water mark of Ottoman expansion into Central Europe

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The 1529 siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire.

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  • Lead section, para 1
    The 1529 siege of Vienna was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the city of Vienna in the Archduchy of Austria, part of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Infobox: Result
    Habsburg victory
  • Lead section
    The siege ultimately lasted just over two weeks, from 27 September to 15 October 1529.
  • Infobox: Location
    Vienna, Holy Roman Empire (present-day Austria)
  • Part Of: Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, Infobox: part_of
    the Habsburg-Ottoman wars in Hungary (1526-1568) Habsburg-Ottoman war of 1529-1533
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