Battle of Vienna | |||||||||
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Part of the Great Turkish War, the Ottoman–Habsburg wars, and the Polish–Ottoman War | |||||||||
Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683 |
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Belligerents | |||||||||
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth |
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
John III Sobieski (supreme commander of the Christian Coalition army) |
Grand Vizier Kara Mustafa Pasha |
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Strength | |||||||||
Viennese garrison: Relief force: Total: |
140,000 as of 10 September 1683, down from 170,000 at the start of the campaign, according to documents on the order of battle found in Kara Mustafa's tent. – alternative estimates Approximately 150 guns |
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Casualties and losses | |||||||||
Casualties during battle: 4,500, Casualties during siege: 12,000 |
Captured: 5,000 |
Decisive Christian Coalition victory
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Holy Roman Empire