![]() The main Ottoman army finally besieged Vienna on 14 July. Siege operations began on July 17th. The Viennese demolished many of the houses around the city walls and cleared away the rubble, leaving an empty plain that would expose the Ottomans to defensive fire if they tried to rush into the city. Kara Mustafa Pasha tried to solve this problem by ordering his forces to dig long lines of trenches directly towards the city, to help them protect them from the defenders as they advanced. During early September, approximately 5,000 experienced Ottoman sappers had repeatedly blasted large portions of the walls between the bastion of Burg, creating gaps about 12 m (39 ft) wide. The Viennese tried to counter this by digging their own tunnels to intercept the placement of large quantities of gunpowder in caves. The Ottomans finally managed to occupy the Burg ravelin and the low wall in that area on September 8th. Anticipating a breach in the city walls, the remaining Viennese prepared to fight in the center of the city. The Ottoman forces consisted, among other units, of 60 Janist ortas (12,000 men of paper force) with an observation army of about 70,000 men guarding the countryside. The decisive battle took place on September 12, after the arrival of the united relief army. The battle is known to include the largest known cavalry charge in history. The Ottoman forces consisted, among other units, of 60 Janist ortas (12,000 men of paper force) with an observation army of about 70,000 men guarding the countryside. The decisive battle took place on September 12, after the arrival of the united relief army. The battle is known to include the largest known cavalry charge in history. They began the siege on July 14, 1683. ![]() Limited Edition of 200 units The Battle of Vienna took place on Kahlenberg Mountain, near Vienna, on September 12, 1683, after the imperial city was besieged by the Ottoman Empire for two months. The battle was fought by the Holy Roman Empire led by the Habsburg Monarchy and the Republic of the Polish-Lithuanian Republic, both under the command of King John III Sobieski, against the Ottomans and their vassal and tributary states. The battle marked the first time that the Commonwealth and the Holy Roman Empire cooperated militarily against the Ottomans. Historians claim that the battle marked the turning point in the Ottoman-Habsburg Wars, a 300-year struggle between the Holy Romans-Germanic and the Ottoman Empires. The opposing military forces were those of the Ottoman Empire and Ottoman fiefs, commanded by Grand Vizier Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha. The Ottoman army numbered approximately 90,000 to 300,000 men (according to documents on the order of battle found in Kara Mustafa's tent, the initial force at the start of the campaign was 170,000 men). They began the siege on July 14, 1683. (The whole vignette will be part of a 5 part series released over the coming months). ![]() Part Five includes a single mounted figure. Sculpting Tools and Putty Expand submenuħ5mm scale resin kit.
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