Battle of Mohács (1687)
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The Second Battle of Mohács, also known as the Battle of Harsány Mountain, was fought on 12 August 1687 between the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, commanded by the Grand Vizier Sarı Süleyman Pasha, and the forces of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, commanded by Charles of Lorraine. The result was a decisive victory for the Austrians.
Duke Charles V and Louis William at the Battle of Mohács by Wilhelm Camphausen
1732 scheme of the battle by Luigi Ferdinando Marsili.
Battle of Mohács in 1687 by József Borsos (oil on canvas, 1837).
Prince Eugene of Savoy
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Prince Eugene Francis of Savoy-Carignano, better known as Prince Eugene, was a field marshal in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and of the Austrian Habsburg dynasty during the 17th and 18th centuries. He was one of the most successful military commanders of his time, and rose to the highest offices of state at the Imperial court in Vienna.
Hôtel de Soissons, Eugene's birthplace. Engraving by Israel Silvestre c. 1650.
Eugene Maurice and Olympia Mancini, Count and Countess of Soissons, parents of Prince Eugene
Prince Eugene as a young General by German painter David Hoyer
Battle of Vienna, 12 September 1683