Poland
Who was received as a hero to the people of Vienna after the battle?
John III Sobieski
Who was the Grand Vizier and leader of the Ottomans during their campaign into Central Europe?
Kara Mustafa Pasha
Where did the famous battle for Europe take place between Poland and the Ottomans?
Vienna, Austria
Alongside letters, what else did Sobieski send to his wife? Hint: it belonged to Pasha and was an important battle trophy during this time period.
Stirrups
During the 1500s, Poland created a dual state and commonwealth with which country?
Lithuania
What was the religion of the Ottomans?
Muslim / Islam
Before the battle took place, what were the Ottomans doing to the city of Vienna
Laying siege
With the Holy League securing victory, Vienna was saved. On a much larger scale, what else was saved?
Christian Europe
In 1683, Sobieski created a crucial defensive alliance with whom?
Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I and the Habsburgs
How many Ottomans were killed in the Battle of Vienna?
15-20,000
A key point in the battle was when Sobieski led the largest cavalry charge in world history with how many men?
20,000
Where did John III Sobieski die?
Wilanow Palace in Warsaw
What was the name of the legendary Polish cavalry?
Polish hussars
What was the name of the Ottoman sultan and ruler during much of the 1600s?
Sultan Mehmed IV
After the battle, which ally received Sobieski cooly, and with smug superiority?
Emperor Leopold I
The Battle of Vienna was the last major military success for which nation?
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
What was the primary religion in Poland?
Catholicism
What happened to Kara Mustafa Pasha after his failure?
He was later executed via strangulation
What famous phrase of Julius Caesar did Sobieski paraphrase in letters to the Pope and his wife after the battle?
We came, we saw, God conquered
The victory for the Holy League at the Battle of Vienna established which group as the dominant force in Central Europe?
Habsburgs