siege siege siege turkish siege german took place siege defending forces austrian leadership croatian captain hungarian defended small border fort croatian soldiers cannons guns defenders prevented advance ottoman army vienna leadership ottoman turkish exact outcome unknown versions differ depending source version rejected offer surrender favourable terms second version city offered terms nominal surrender having delayed nearly weeks withdrew arrival august rains continue vienna intended turned secured possession hungary conquering forts ottoman withdrawal emperor ferdinand devastated territory following ferdinand concluded treaty constantinople confirmed right king hungary recognised ferdinand possession territory background august battle christian forces led king defeated ottoman forces led magnificent louis killed battle resulted end independent died heir kingdoms hungary croatia disputed territories claims ottoman emperor ferdinand brother holy roman emperor married sister elected king nobles hungary croatia throne hungary subject dispute ferdinand promised ruler hungary hungarian campaign ferdinand captured relinquish hold ottoman counter attack stripped ferdinand territorial gains siege vienna attempt magnificent capture austrian capital siege signalled pinnacle ottoman power maximum extent ottoman expansion central europe little war hungary following unsuccessful siege vienna ferdinand launched counter attack regain initiative avenge destruction brought strong army campaign usually considered start little war period series conflicts ottoman_empire assault driven vassal king hungary ferdinand successful capturing forts danube river vital strategic frontier campaign early period little war hungary response ferdinand counter attack fifth imperial campaign ottoman turkish led massive army troops vienna rapid advances ferdinand feared christian forces assembled time meet july wrote ferdinand german assure ottoman advance according letter fifth campaign primarily directed personally ferdinand crossed river instead taking usual route vienna turned westwards ferdinand held hungarian territory according historian route vienna ottoman army briefly invested captured seventeen fortified towns castles ferdinand withdrew army leaving men cannons guns defend order decisive gains ottomans city quickly large imperial army raised germany reinforced spanish troops led emperor charles approaching support ferdinand siege located south small town miles austrian border held task force commanded croatian soldier diplomat considered place importance obstacle stronger places yielded fight ottomans realize poorly defended taking minor places came join shortly siege started ottomans met stiff resistance hoped imperial army come relieve opportunity larger engagement ottoman attacks imperial army formed ottomans continued attack artillery fire brought parts walls brought surrender ottomans mines layout walls mining feasible strategy mines succeeded blowing holes fortifications defenders held days artillery captain garrison held nineteen scale assaults bombardment ottomans outcome versions version rejected offer surrender favourable terms ottomans retreated second version city offered terms nominal surrender ottomans allowed enter castle token force raise ottoman flag case withdrew arrival august rains returned instead continuing vienna previously planned delayed nearly weeks time powerful army collected vienna intention face according historian charles arrived imperial army vienna september late fighting ottomans withdrew defense men saved vienna siege aftermath stopped failed conquer vienna additionally secured possession hungary conquering forts ferdinand charles evaded open field battle immediately ottoman withdrawal ferdinand devastated territory austria hungary concluded peace treaty ferdinand constantinople treaty confirmed right king hungary recognised ferdinand possession country enjoyed status quo treaty satisfy ferdinand armies began skirmish borders death annexed hungary ottoman realm borders ottoman_empire moved west campaigns achieved decisive victory secure new ottoman possessions
Siege of Güns