The First (Staggering) Siege of Vienna 1529
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Published 2022-05-15
On September 25, 1529, for the first time, an Ottoman army arrived at the Austrian capital of Vienna. Their arrival marked the beginning of a siege characterized by subterranean warfare, nasty weather, and serious supply problems. The siege of Vienna was rather short, but it was without doubt an event of pan-European importance. It ended the perceived invincibility that had surrounded the Ottoman army just when it had come closer to central Europe than ever before. For centuries this event had extraordinary symbolic power, but it is now overshadowed by the second Ottoman siege in 1683. In this video we present the story of the first Ottoman siege of Vienna which was no less staggering than the second one.
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All Comments (21)
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It's crazy to think that the second siege of Vienna occurred something like 150 years after the first, and yet they involved the exact same belligerents.
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Two empires that battled to the death again and again. In the end they'd die together.
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This is a very interesting siege, and not one covered too often. I suggest doing a video on the Siege of Stockholm (1521–1523), as it has several interesting factors and shows how sieges could be conducted in that time of a coastal city.
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This is a critically underrated channel. The art is excellent. The research is top notch and cited when appropriate. And the history is told in an engaging and interesting way. The amount of work that must go into producing one of these videos has got to be enormous.
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"OIDA".....as somebody from Vienna I loved this little part, to those who don't know it means sth like "dude wtf".
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Would be interesting to learn how cities rebuilt after seiges Like what was done with all the tunnels that were dug underneath
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Minor (common) mistakes: Pest and Buda are on the opposite sides of the Danube than it is shown on your map. Also, the name Bratislava didn't exist back then. In Hungarian, the city was called Pozsony, in German, Pressburg, and in Slovak, Prešporok. Bratislava was coined in the 19th century and only became the official name of the city in 1919/1920.
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As someone who was born and raised in Vienna, I can only marvel at the accuracy and details of your map! All the villages around vienna, which you can see in close ups, are now districts, as the city grew. And yes, these districts still have the same names as the villages from 500 years ago, accuratly named in the video. The issue with "Bratislava" has been discussed in other comments, but still, unbelievable for a youtube video!
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AYO! The "Staggering" is back!!!
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Sulleiman: You can't defeat me! Austrian defenders: "I know but he can." Incoming winter and existing supply issues
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I’m starting to worry that SandRhoman has some sort of balance issue with all of this “Staggering” of his
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Became a sub last night, I must say I have never been able to picture old warfare so clearly, until finding your channel. You make AMAZING content, thank you for educating us!
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I have to admit. That's a nice face-saving move on Sultan Suleiman's front. If he cannot actually secure a victory, then make his citizens believed that he did achieve a victory.
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Really quality works. It should be noted that there were 4 expeditions to Vienna. Two ended with the sieges of Vienna, but two ended with the sieges of Kiseg (Guns) and Siget. Little attention has been paid to these campaigns in history and they are just as important as the sieges of Vienna.
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Why don't you mention the role of Charles V and the Spanish Empire in this campaign? If I am not mistaken, a large part of the funds to defend Vienna came from the American riches of the Spanish empire. Ferdinand did not act on his own, he received the support of his brother Emperor Charles
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Love the shade at Kings and Generals lol. I seriously question their sources considering their bold statements followed by a lack of citation.
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FINALLY! I've been waiting for this video ever since the video about the second siege, many people who are aware of that event don't even know there was an earlier siege.
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It is so amazing to see the villages around vienna on the map. Now they are districts and obviously part of it. Really dig your videos. :)
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This really made my weekend guys. I love these seige series you are doing. How about the seige of cueta next?
