Tag: Leander Russ

01 Painting, The Art of War, Leander Russ’ The Turks Storm the Lion’s Bastion, with Footnotes

May 12, 2024

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Zaidan Art Blog

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The Battle of Kahlenberg on September 12, 1683 ended the Second Turkish Siege of Vienna . A German – Polish relief army under the leadership of the Polish King John III. Sobieski defeated the Ottoman army . The defeat marked the beginning of the end of Turkish hegemonic politics . On the Christian side, the combined…