The Siege of Vienna: The Last Great Trial Between Cross & Crescent (52 page)

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Authors: John Stoye

Tags: #History, #Middle East, #Turkey & Ottoman Empire

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I. The Ottoman army enters Hungary
II. The Ottoman constitution
III. The defences of the Ottoman Empire
IV. Ottoman policy in eastern Europe 1656-82
V. Kara Mustafa's objectives 1682-3

2. Leopold I and the City of Vienna

I. The Emperor and his court
II. The Hofburg and the Herrengasse
III. The fortifications of Vienna
IV. The municipality of Vienna
V. Burghers and noblemen

3. The Defence of Habsburg Interests in Europe

I. The condition of the Empire
II. Money and men
III. Treaties with Bavaria and Hanover
IV. Thököly, and the treaty with Poland

4. The Threat to Vienna

I. The campaign in Hungary
II. Crisis in Austria
III. The flight from Vienna

5. The Siege

I. The first week
II. Counterscarp and ravelin

6. Outside the City

I. The Tartars
II. North of the Danube
III. The messengers to and from Vienna
IV. The government at Passau

7. Warsaw, Dresden, Berlin and Regensburg

I. Sobieski's journey to the Danube
II. John George's journey to the Danube
III. Frederick William's refusal
IV. Leopold defies Louis XIV

8. The Relief of Vienna

I. Leopold's journey down the Danube
II. The Turks close in on the city
III. The crossing of the Danube and the Wiener Wald
IV. 12 September, 1683

9. The Consequences of Victory

I. Rejoicing and disenchantment
II. The death of the Grand Vezir
III. Thököly and Sobieski
IV. The Holy Alliance of 1684
V. The fall of Luxembourg
VI. Vienna after the siege

Notes and References

Index

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
U
V
W
Y
Z

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