Sobieski Vienna

Should Jan Sobieski III victory at Vienna be celebrated?
as the saviour of Europe?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Vienna
Of course it should be celebrated
After all, without Sobieski the Turks would have captured all of Europe (and they got as fas as Regensburg before the Polish cavalry caught them).
Just imagine- no bikinis on the beaches… (shudder)
As to Poland being owed a debt of gratitude- we know that the debt is due, for that time and for many others. However, being realists – we don’t hold our (collective) breath waiting for the payment…
Sobieski at Vienna 1683 / Odsiecz Wiedeńska 1683
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Jan Iii Sobieski Photo Mugs JOHN (JAN) III SOBIESKI king of Poland and military commander, who liberated Vienna when menaced by the Ottoman Turks. Polands greatest king….. |
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Ottoman Empire defeated in Vienna, 1683 Photo Mugs King John III Sobieski leads Polish forces repulsing the Ottoman Turks from Vienna, 1683. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration…. |
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Ottoman Wars/vienna Photo Mugs John III Sobieski, king of Poland, attacks the Turkish army under Kara Mustapha Pashs besieging Vienna, and though outnumbered 2 to 1 routs it and saves the city…. |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Siege Of Vienna 1683 from Mary Evans $29.99 Photo Puzzle, SIEGE OF VIENNA 1683. SIEGE OF VIENNA 138 thousand Turks are besieging Vienna when John Sobieski III of Poland comes to the rescue and routs the Turks with enormous losses. Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This… |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Ottoman Empire defeated in Vienna, 1683 from North Wind Picture Archives $24.99 Photo Puzzle, Ottoman Empire defeated in Vienna, 1683. King John III Sobieski leads Polish forces repulsing the Ottoman Turks from Vienna, 1683. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration. Chosen by North Wind Picture Archives. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed o… |
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Jan Iii Sobieski from Mary Evans $29.99 Photo Puzzle, JAN III SOBIESKI. JOHN (JAN) III SOBIESKI king of Poland and military commander, who liberated Vienna when menaced by the Ottoman Turks. Polands greatest king. Chosen by Mary Evans. 10×14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5×7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is ship… |
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History of the siege of Vienna, by the Turks in 1683;: And of its deliverance by John Sobieski, King of Poland … |
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John Sobieski: A drama in five acts … |
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Sotto le mura di Vienna. Il romanzo di Giovanni Sobieski … |
July 17th, 2008 in
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