01:510:381 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Polish Hussars, John Iii Sobieski, Mehmed Iv
28 Mar 2017
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The siege of vienna (1683: ottoman sultan (mehmed iv) attacked vienna (capital of habsburg) Attempt to expand massive ottoman rule deep into europe siege. Note: ottomans have strong military power, especially: leopold i, emperor of austria (1658-175) cavalry (sipahis) Not in a strong position austrian army is weak and can"t defeat the ottomans by themselves. Leopold has an alliance with the king of poland, jan sobieski. This is right after the deluge in poland (commonwealth now in decline but still important power) Jan needs to rally people around the idea of defending. Army breaks the siege and ottomans are disheartened/flee. Turning point for austrian empire sine they gather strength after this and for the ottomans who will decline afterwards + jan seen as savior of christendom: consequences. A few years after the austrian and polish armies push forward to buda in ottoman empire they lay siege to buda.
