Ofen (Buda) taken from the Turks, 1686 (litho)

Ofen (Buda) taken from the Turks, 1686. Charles V, Duke of Lorraine, was born in 1643 and received early experience of warfare. Being appointed a colonel in the Emperor's army, he took part in the battle of St Gothard, at which he captured a Turkish standard. He took the field against the Turks again in 1683. At a critical time when Vienna was invested John Sobieski, king of Poland, joined him with an army, and the Turks were driven back in disorder. Continuing the offensive in Hungary, he laid siege to Ofen in 1684. The siege was resumed in 1686, and, though attempts had been made to relieve the besieged, the city was stormed on 2 September 1686. Illustration for Hutchinson's History of the Nations (Hutchinson, c.1920). Note: Image has been digitally enhanced to facilitate repro.