Siege of Vienna (1529)

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The Siege of Vienna (1529) was the first major Ottoman attempt under Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent to capture the Habsburg capital, marking a key turning point that halted Ottoman expansion into Central Europe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf event in the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
military conflict
siege
hasAlternativeName Siege of Vienna (1529)
surface form: First Siege of Vienna
hasBelligerent Forces of Ferdinand I
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Holy Roman Empire
Kingdom of Hungary
surface form: Kingdom of Hungary (Habsburg faction)

Ottoman Empire
hasCasualties heavy Ottoman casualties
significant Habsburg casualties
hasCause Ottoman ambition to expand further into Central Europe
Ottoman attempt to capture Vienna
Ottoman effort to secure control over Hungary
hasCommander Ferdinand I, Archduke of Austria
Grand Vizier Ibrahim Pasha
Niklas Graf Salm
Suleiman the Magnificent
Wilhelm von Roggendorf
hasDatePrecision day
hasDefenseFeature medieval walls reinforced with earthworks
use of artillery by defenders
hasEndDate 1529-10-15
hasFollowingEvent Long Turkish War
surface form: Long War between the Habsburgs and Ottomans

continued Ottoman–Habsburg frontier warfare
hasLanguageOfName English
hasLocation Archduchy of Austria
Central Europe
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg monarchy

Vienna
hasOpposingForceStrength Ottoman army estimated 100000–150000 men
Viennese garrison and defenders about 16000–20000 men
hasOutcome Habsburg defensive victory
Ottoman withdrawal
hasPrecedingEvent Battle of Mohács (1526)
surface form: Battle of Mohács

Siege of Vienna (1529) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Ottoman campaign in Hungary (1529)
hasResult Ottoman expansion into Central Europe halted
Vienna successfully defended
hasSignificance first major Ottoman attempt to capture Vienna
symbolic defense of Christian Europe against Ottoman advance
turning point in Ottoman expansion into Central Europe
hasStartDate 1529-09-27
hasTactic Ottoman mining and sapping operations against city walls
hasWeatherCondition heavy autumn rains
muddy terrain hampering Ottoman artillery
hasYear 1529
partOf Ottoman–Habsburg wars
Ottoman–Habsburg wars
surface form: Ottoman–Hungarian wars

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Janissaries notableBattle Siege of Vienna (1529)
Suleiman the Magnificent campaign Siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman–Habsburg wars significantEvent Siege of Vienna (1529)
this entity surface form: First Siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman–Habsburg wars significantEvent Siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman–Habsburg wars hasPart Siege of Vienna (1529)
this entity surface form: Siege of Vienna
Siege of Vienna (1529) hasPrecedingEvent Siege of Vienna (1529) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Ottoman campaign in Hungary (1529)
Siege of Vienna (1529) hasAlternativeName Siege of Vienna (1529)
this entity surface form: First Siege of Vienna
Battle of Mohács (1526) followedBy Siege of Vienna (1529)
this entity surface form: First Ottoman siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman territorial expansion hasKeyEvent Siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman sipahi cavalry usedInConflict Siege of Vienna (1529)
Catholic–Ottoman conflicts notableBattle Siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman artillery usedInEvent Siege of Vienna (1529)
Ottoman period includesMajorEvent Siege of Vienna (1529)