Austrian-Turkish conflicts during XVII century have unequivocally indicated a decline of Turkish power. Turkish aid to discontented Hungarian aristocracy led to a new conflict and siege of Vienna in 1683. Kara Mustafa-pasha besieged Vienna with more than 200.000 people, and the town was saved only after arrival of Polish army under the command of Jan III Sobieski. Turks were defeated, and then followed the creation of alliance between German Empire (Austrian Habsbourgs), Venice, Poland and the Pope, later of Russia too, against Turkey. Having expelled Turks from Hungary, the Imperial army, commanded by the Elected Prince Maximillian Emmanuel of Bavaria, arrived below Belgrade in summer 1688. The town was seized by assault in the beginning of September of the same year after a long siege, and the military advance to the south proceeded till Skopje. Problems on its western borders forced Austria to retreat, and hence the Turks recaptured Belgrade in 1690. Large masses of Serbian population have arrived to Imperial territories on that occasion, in fear of Turkish revenge.
PANORAMA OF ALBA REGIA (STULWEISSENBURG)
PANORAMA OF BELGRADE (GRIECHISCHWEISSENBURG)
PLAN OF ORSAVA
PLAN OF BELGRADE
BATTLE SCENE AND PANORAMA OF BELGRADE
SCENE OF THE CONQUERING OF BELGRADE AND ITS PANORAMA
BATTLE SCENE OF THE IMPERIAL CONQUEST OF BELGRADE ON 6 SEPTEMBER 1688
PANORAMIC MAP OF BATTLEFIELD WITH A SCENE OF THE SIEGE OF BELGRADE IN 1688
TWO PICTURES FROM THE SIEGE OF BELGRADE IN 1688
ILLUSTRATED PROPAGANDA LEAFLET (WITH PANORAMA OF BELGRADE
TWO SCENES OF THE SIEGE AND CONQUEST OF BELGRADE IN 1688
PANORAMIC (ISOMETRIC) PLAN OF THE SIEGE OF BELGRADE IN 1688