First Turkish Siege of Vienna (1529)

First Turkish Siege of Vienna (Holy Roman Empire & Kingdom of Bohemia & Electorate of the Palatinate & Duchy of Carniola vs Ottoman Empire & Moldavia) took place in 1529 during Ottoman-Habsburg War.

Battle facts

• Year: 1529
• Date: 1529-10-15
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: Ottoman-Habsburg War
• Side A: Holy Roman Empire, Kingdom of Bohemia, Electorate of the Palatinate, Duchy of Carniola
• Side B: Ottoman Empire, Moldavia
• Commanders (A): Niklas Graf Salm, Philipp der Streitbare, Wilhelm von Roggendorf, Johann Katzianer, Pavle Bakić
• Commanders (B): Suleiman the Magnificent, Pargalı Ibrahim Pasha
• Casualties: Unknown, with presumably high civilian fatalities and at least 20,000 civilians enslaved (side A), 15,000 wounded, dead or captured (Ottoman Empire & Moldavia)
• Outcome: Habsburg victory
• Coordinates: 48.208°, 16.373°

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