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The siege of Vienna
Suleiman mustered his vast army in
Bulgaria and set off, but rainy weather
turned the route to mud and Suleiman
lost many guns, camels, and even men
on the way. When they finally laid siege
to Vienna, more rain and snow and a
lack of supplies spelled DISASTER FOR
THE OTTOMANS. They gave up and
began the long journey home.

City defenders

The Ottoman defeat
was also partly due
to the courageous
defense of Vienna.
Farmers, peasants,
and civilians came
together and constructed
defenses to protect their
city. The famous German
LANDSKNECHT soldiers
also put their lives on the
line in a heroic effort.

The Landsknechts
were famed for their
fighting skills and
colorful clothes.
How it
changed
the world

Vienna was the conflict that
proved the Ottomans were not
unstoppable. The Christian
nations of Europe began a

1529 Ottoman power began
to steadily decline.
What came after… gradual push back, and from

In 1683, the Ottomans failed again
to take Vienna. Legend has it that Ottoman rule came to an end when
the Viennese celebrated by baking the last sultan, Mehmet VI, was forced
pastries that mimicked the crescent to abdicate in 1922. A year later, the
symbol on the Ottoman flag. We modern state of TURKEY was founded
know them today as CROISSANTS! by army officer Kemal Atatürk.

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