The Entire History of the Siege of Vienna 1683
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#siegeofvienna #documentary #history CHECK OUT OUR MAP STORE HERE: https://www.redbubble.com/people/MapStory/shop WATCH THIS AND ALL OUR VIDEOS OVER ON SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ONNqWZ8qsl6DIyIp0uR8s?si=a444627f2aa343d7 WATCH THIS AND ALL OUR VIDEOS COMPLETELY AD-FREE OVER ON OUR SUBSTACK: https://thisishistory.substack.com/?r=2zq5ao&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist 12th September 1683, Vienna. The Ottoman army, led by Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha, had been besieging the Austrian capital for the best part of two months. Despite his best efforts, the city had not yet fallen, and time was running out. That morning, a coalition relief army made up of Polish, German, and Austrian forces arrived on the outskirts of Vienna and began to engage the besieging Ottoman troops. The battle had raged all day, but at around 5 p.m., just as Kara Mustafa was planning one last all-out assault to take the city, an officer from his Janissary corps burst into his tent, panic-stricke
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