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To: goldstategop

iwas surprised to learn awhile back that they did a sienge on vienna. from wiki

the Siege of Vienna in 1529 was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, to capture the city of Vienna, Austria. The siege signalled the pinnacle of the Ottoman Empire’s power and the maximum extent of Ottoman expansion in central Europe. Thereafter, 150 years of bitter military tension and reciprocal attacks ensued, culminating in the Battle of Vienna of 1683, which marked the start of the 15-year-long Great Turkish War.


56 posted on 12/23/2014 3:31:13 PM PST by kvanbrunt2 (civil law: commanding what is right and prohibiting what is wrong Blackstone Commentaries I p44)
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To: kvanbrunt2; goldstategop
iwas surprised to learn awhile back that they did a sienge on vienna. from wiki

the Siege of Vienna in 1529 was the first attempt by the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent, to capture the city of Vienna, Austria. The siege signalled the pinnacle of the Ottoman Empire’s power and the maximum extent of Ottoman expansion in central Europe. Thereafter, 150 years of bitter military tension and reciprocal attacks ensued, culminating in the Battle of Vienna of 1683, which marked the start of the 15-year-long Great Turkish War.

Y-e-e-s-s-s-s. (Drily) In other words, the Muslims nearly overran Vienna--after Columbus, after Shakespeare, within the lifetime of Sir Isaac Newton.

NO cheers, unfortunately.

96 posted on 12/23/2014 8:52:22 PM PST by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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