Battle of Tours 732
In 732 a large
Islamic army invaded Gaul [France] from northern Spain, and
travelled as far north as Poitiers. There they were defeated by
Charles Martel, whose Frankish and Burgundian forces repelled the
invaders.
The result confirmed the regional supremacy of Charles, who went on
to establish a strong Frankish dynasty.
The Battle of Tours was the last major incursion of Muslim armies
into northern Europe; some historians, including Edward Gibbon, have
seen it as the decisive moment that determined that the continent
would remain Christian
Siege of Vienna 1683
In 1683 Islam seemed poised to overrun Christian
Europe.
The defeat of the Ottoman Army outside the gates of Vienna
300 years ago is usually regarded as the beginning of the
decline of the Ottoman Empire.
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In 732 Islam Halted
Siege of Malta
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Islamic Siege of Vienna
in
1529
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Siege of Vienna
1529
The Siege of Vienna in 1529,
as distinct from the Battle of Vienna in 1683, was the first
attempt of the Ottoman Empire, led by Sultan Suleiman I (the
magnificent), to capture the city of Vienna, Austria. The
siege signalled the Ottoman Empire's high-water mark and
signalling the end of Ottoman expansion in central Europe,
though 150 years of tension and incursions followed,
culminating in the Battle of Vienna in 1683.
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Some historians believe that
Suleiman's main objective in 1529 was to re-establish
Ottoman control over Hungary, and that the decision to
attack Vienna so late in the season was opportunistic.