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[Sect. 4] On the eight of July, the Duke comes to Vienna with his Army, in good order, which cheered up the drooping Citizens very much; And Count Sta∣remberg,* 1.1 the Governour▪ put all things in the best posture he could, for making a Vigorous defence against the Enemy, who on the fourteenth formed
the Seige Encamping between the Town and the south side of the Danube.
This Famous and Memorable Seige was carried on by the Visier Bassa, with better Conduct and greater Resolution, then had appeared in any of the Turkish Enterprises, for many ages preceeding, and was ••ndefatigably continued for the space of nine Weeks: And was (with no less policy and Valour Vigorously defend••d by the Noble Governour Sta∣remberg.
To enter upon a minute account of the many brisk attacks and furious Assaults made by the E∣nemy, and the no less Valiant Resistance made by the Germans, were to swell and enlarge this work be∣yond the proper and ordinary bounds of an A∣bridgement. So as for the satisfaction of the more curious, in that point, I must referre them to the O∣riginal, and intreat them to rest contented with the Summary account following.
* 1.2The Duke of Lorrain lying with his small Army entrenched beyond the Da••ube, and hearing that Count Teckcley was ravaging all Moravia, Marched thither, and drove him thence: On the seventeenth of August he had a letter from Staremberg giving an account of all Remarkable Actions on both sides, preceeding the date of his letter:
That a Jamsary being taken told him that they had already lost ten Thousand men, two Bassa's and many great Officers; But he wrote withall that their losses and dangers in the Town encreassed dialy, and im∣plored roleife, with all possible speed.To which the Duke Answered,
That the Auxiliary Forces were now almost Joyned; that the King of Poland was hasting hither, in Person; that he ex∣pected the arrival of all the joynt Forces▪ before the last day of August, that he had recovered Presburg from Count Teckcley, and beaten him once a••a••n
near the Marow. And prayed him to persevere in his duty, till releife came.Which letter did much Encourage the Governour and the whole City. But the first of September being come, and no signe of releif, the Governour gives the Duke notice once again, of the Extremities they were reduced to; and on the sixth at night, they espyed five Rockets on the top of the Calemburg, near the Dukes Quarters, as a signe that the Succours were at hand, which fil∣led them all with exceeding joy.
* 1.3The Grand Visier having Intelligence of the ap∣proach of the Confederate Forces, carryes on his attaches with great diligence, till the eleventh, and that afternoon, Decamps, and Marches with his Forces towards the Calemburg, to which the Christi∣an Army was come.
* 1.4The Turkish Army amounted to an Hundred and twenty Thousand Fighting Men, above sixty Thousand being lost in the seige; The Christian Army not exceeding eighty Thousand, and six Thousand in the Town.
The King of Poland Commanded the Right wing. The Dukes of Bavaria and Lorrain, the left, the Duke of Saxony and Prince Waldeck Commanding the main body. Whereupon Ensued a fierce and cruel Battle, being maintained with a great obsti∣nacie and resolution on both sides, for a long time. Durcing the hottest of the Battle, the Turks (left at the Seige by the Grand Visier) attached the Town with incredible Vigour▪ and Furie, which put the beseiged so to it, that the Governour was forced to send to the Duke of Lorrain for Assistance, who sent presently Prince Lewis of Baden with a body of Horse, Foot, and Dragoons into the City, with whose help all the Turks that were in the attack were cut in peices.
* 1.5In short, towards the evening, the Enemy gave
way, and fled, the Christians pursuing them be∣yond their Camp, and standing to their Arms all night, the next morning being the thirteenth, they plundered the Enemyes Catrip, took fifty peice of Cannon, two Horse tayles, the Grand Seigniors Standard, and the Grand Visiers own Horse, with all their Tents and Provisions; In this ba••tle, which was on the twelth of September, 1683. the Turks lost above fifteen Thousand Men, and the Christi∣ans not above on Thousand.
* 1.6The Princes Assisting the Emperour in this battle, were, The King of Poland, the Electors of Saxony and Bavaria, The Duke of Lorrain, Prince Waldeck. the two Princes of Baden, the Prince of Anhalt the Duke of Croy, the Prince de Salm, the Marquesse of Bran∣denburg Bareith, the Landtgrave of Hesse, the Prince of Hannover, the two Princes of Newburg, four Princes of the House of Saxony, three of Wirtemburg, and the Prince of Hoenzelles.
* 1.7The Emperour being informed of this Glorious Victory, came the next day to Vienna, and going to St Stevens Church, with the two Electors, and many other Princes and Nobles, caused Te Deum to be sung, which was followed with a Triple discharge of all the Cannon.
* 1.8The Polish and Emperial Armies, having re∣freshed themselves a few days, persue the Enemy, and near the Fort of Barkan, they find fourteen Thou∣sand Turks Encamped, whom they attack and root so intirely, as scarce four Thousand of them got safe in to the Garison of Barkan, which the Christians presently attacked, and took it by storme,* 1.9 putting all to the sword, except five hundered Janisaries: in this place the D••ke of Lorrain put a good Garison, and on the twentieth of October he passed the Dannbe with the Imperial Army, and Marched towards Gran.* 1.10
The Duke of Lorrain Beseiged this Town, and
plyed it so warmely,* 1.11 as on the twenty seventh of October (which was but three dayes after the opening of the Trenches) the Turks desired to Capitu∣late which the Duke listened to, and the Ar∣ticles being agreed on, the Turks marched out, to the number of two Thousand Jānisaries, and four Thousand of the Inhabitants, and were conducted by a safe Convoy in their way to Buda. So Gran was reco∣vered, with the loss of an Hundered and fifty Men, after it had been seventy eight years in Possession of the Turks.
Vienna bi∣seiged by the Turks.
A breife account of the Seige.
The Turks decamp.
The battle of Calem∣burg.
The Turks desea••ed.
Names of the Auxili∣aries.
Emperour returns to Vienna.
Battle of Barkan
Turk•• de∣feated.
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An. 1684.