The Imperial forces moved to the left led by Charles of Loraine, and the Holy Imperial army moved in the center. The Ottomans began the attack with an aim at stopping the deployment of the Holy League troops. The battle began before the deployment of all units. This happened when John III Sobieski had sent relief troops to Vienna. This day is also the day the Ottoman’s leader Kara Mustafa sent a demand for surrender to the city. On the 14th of July 1683, the Ottomans laid siege on Vienna.

This battle was won by the combined force of the Commonwealth and the Holy Roman Empire. It had been a long-term strategy for the Ottoman Empire to capture Vienna because of its control over the Black Sea of Western Europe and the trade route from the Eastern Mediterranean to Germany. After this battle, the Ottoman never became a menace anymore to the Christian world. This marked the first ever military cooperation between the Holy Roman Empire and the Commonwealth against the Ottomans. It was fought by the Holy Roman Empire, the Monarchy of Habsburg and the Commonwealth of Polish-Lithuania against the Empire of Ottoman under the leadership of King John III Sobieski. The Battle of Vienna took place on the 12th day of September, 1683 at Mount Kahlenberg near Vienna. Battle of Vienna - Important Battles Throughout History A monument to the Battle of Vienna.

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