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15,000 wounded, dead or captured [4] The siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the capital city of Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000.
- 27 September–15 October 1529, (2 weeks and 4 days)
- Habsburg victory
Unknown. The Siege of Vienna in 1529 C.E., as distinct from the Battle of Vienna in 1683, was the first attempt of the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Suleiman I, to capture the city of Vienna, Austria. Traditionally, the siege held special significance in western history, indicating the Ottoman Empire's highwater mark and signalling the end of ...
Süleyman the Magnificent. Siege of Vienna, (Sep-Oct 1529). In 1529 the Ottoman Empire made a determined effort to capture Vienna, the capital of the Hapsburg Austrian Empire. The failure to take Vienna marked the end of Turkish expansion into Europe and was followed by the diversion of Ottoman effort toward Asia and the Mediterranean.
- Tony Bunting
Between 27th September and 14th October 1529 Sultan Suleiman, Ibrahim Pasha and the Ottoman troops besieged Vienna. Setting off from Ottoman Bulgaria on 10th May 1529, the sipahi cavalry and janissary infantry first targeted Hungary. After regaining some Hungarian fortresses and causing a massacre at Buda, the troops continued by land and on ...
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1529 ( MDXXIX ) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1529th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 529th year of the 2nd millennium, the 29th year of the 16th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1520s decade. As of the start of 1529, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the ...
The siege of Vienna, in 1529, was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire to capture the capital city of Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire. Suleiman the Magnificent, sultan of the Ottomans, attacked the city with over 100,000 men, while the defenders, led by Niklas Graf Salm, numbered no more than 21,000. Nevertheless, Vienna was able to survive the siege, which ultimately lasted just over ...
