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Johann Count Sporck, his 36-kg armour standing in front of his portrait. Sporck was Fieldmarshal and one of the most important generals in the wars against the Turks.
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Johann Count Sporck, his 36-kg armour standing in front of his portrait. Sporck...

Ludwig Wilhelm I., Margrave of Baden 8.4.1655 Paris – 4.1.1707 Rastatt. Painting by unknown artist, 1705.
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Ludwig Wilhelm I., Margrave of Baden 8.4.1655 Paris – 4.1.1707 Rastatt. Pain...

Eugene of Savoy, Prince (1663-1736) - Most important general of his era, model for Frederic II and Napoleon. Victorious over Turks at Mohacs (1687), Zenta (1697), and Belgrade (1717), which marked the end of the Turkish conquest in Europe
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Eugene of Savoy, Prince (1663-1736) - Most important general of his era, mod...

Eugene of Savoy, Prince (1663-1726), greatest General of his times, joined the Imperial armies when Louis XIV refused to give him a command in the French army; Eugene's victories stopped the Turkish advances upon Europe. He was Governor of the Netherlands from 1714-1724.
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Eugene of Savoy, Prince (1663-1726), greatest General of his times, joined the...

Baron Kuefstein, Imperial Ambassador at the Sultan's Court, leaves for his post by boat down the Danube river; July 20 1628
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Baron Kuefstein, Imperial Ambassador at the Sultan's Court, leaves for his po...

The Doge Francesco Morosini pursues the Turkish fleet, April 1659.The Venetians had suffered a major defeat in the naval battle of the Dardanelles in 1657, when their Commander, Lazzaro Mocenigo, died.Two years later Doge Morosini beat a Turkish fleet larger than his own.
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The Doge Francesco Morosini pursues the Turkish fleet, April 1659.The Venetians...

The relief of Vienna 1683. Turkish armies under Kara Mustapha Pasha had surrounded Vienna since July 14, 1683. Imperial armies, including Polish troops under King Jan III Sobieski and Bavarian troops under the Elector Max Emanuel,delivered the city on Sept.12, 1683
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The relief of Vienna 1683. Turkish armies under Kara Mustapha Pasha had surro...

Prince Eugene of Savoy during the battle of Belgrade, 1717. In the center the Prince accompanied by two high- ranking officers, riding over the bodies of fallen Turks. In the background the fortress of Belgrade. Oil on canvas, 420 x 148 cm
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Prince Eugene of Savoy during the battle of Belgrade, 1717. In the center the Pr...

The relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683. Foreground: a halberd.
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The relief of Vienna, September 12, 1683. Foreground: a halberd.

The sack of Ofen (Budapest) by Imperial troops, 1686.
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The sack of Ofen (Budapest) by Imperial troops, 1686.

Capitulation of the Turkish garrison in Belgrade, 1717. Foreground: the "Howitzer of Belgrade," bronze, by Leopold Halil, Vienna, 1714. The 17 cm caliber howitzer was used during Prince Eugene of Savoy's siege of Belgrade in 1717.
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Capitulation of the Turkish garrison in Belgrade, 1717. Foreground: the "Howitze...

Battle of Lepanto,1571 The naval battle decided the fate of the Turkish expansion in Europe.The Doge of Venice,Sebastiano Venir and Don Juan d'Austria,natural son of Emperor Karl V, commanded the victorious Christian fleet.
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Battle of Lepanto,1571 The naval battle decided...