In addition to this being the day that Pinochet took power in Chile and the day that our enemies destroyed World Trade Center 1,2, and 7 it is also this day that the greatest cavalry charge in history occurred. Quote Alexander Macris on Twitter:
On the 11th of September, 1683, an army of 150,000 Ottoman Muslims under Kara Mustafa attacked Vienna, defended by only 11,000 Christian soldiers. The defenders held out until King John Sobieski III of Poland arrived with a relief force.
Sobieski led the largest cavalry charge in history, his force of Winged Hussars charging down Bald Mountain to route and destroy the Ottoman forces. The glorious victory of Christendom is recounted in the Sabaton song "Winged Hussars".
*ahem*
And dramatized in Day of the Siege, which you can find on Amazon Video in the United States and is on DVD, if you can find it.
And if you want to read more on this glorious turning point in history let me suggest a few books:
And to finish this post, I return to Macris:
318 years later, Osama Bin Laden struck back in revenge for the Muslim defeat at the Battle of Vienna, annihilating the Twin Towers in New York City on 9/11.
War has a long memory. Never forget! And never forget the day the winged hussars arrived.
Reminder: There will be a Star Knight novel using this battle as its inspiration.
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