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Battle of St. Gotthard
"The infidels attacked first shouting “Jesus, Jesus” as the Muslim army played their great kettle drums, their little drums, and trumpets. The remaining Muslim soldiers, caught between the diabolical fire of the cannon and the muskets, retired from the battlefield." - Evliya Çelebi, Ottoman eyewitness of the battle. -
Peace of Vasvár
"We, and many other Christians, were ready to serve His Majesty against the pagans, but this peace will destroy us" -Voivode Grigore Ghica of Wallachia -
Hungarians Rebel under Count Imre Thököly
Given such assets, even a lesser man might have risen to success and fame, and Thököly was a gifted organizer and military leader. His troops were tried and true. He drew the support of hopeful Hungarians — nobles and frontier guards, villeins and Protestant burghers — who were encouraged by his military successes to believe in the possibility of change. -Ágnes R. Várkonyi -
Siege of Vienna
"On July 9th the Turkish standards appeared before the walls, on the 14th the city was invested and trenches opened. The city was ill prepared for a siege. The garrison only numbered 14,000 men, the town was crowded with peasants from the country, the walls were old and out of repair, while the Turkish engineers and artillery were among the best in Europe." -Henry O. Wakeman -
Battle of Kahlenberg/Vienna
"Ours are treasures unheard of... tents, sheep, cattle and no small number of camels... it is victory as nobody ever knew before, the enemy now completely ruined, everything lost for them. They must run for their sheer lives... General Starhemberg hugged and kissed me and called me his saviour." -King John Sobieski of Poland -
Capture of Buda
"Glory be to God and to Maria. Buda is taken by storm . . . a true miracle from God." -Marco d'Aviano -
Battle of Zenta
On the following morning, it resembled a charnel house: Turkish bodies on the river bank, dead from sabre cuts or blown apart by musketry or artillery fire, were beginning to rot. The river, at a low ebb and slow moving, was filled from bank to bank with dead Turks.. -Andrew Wheatcroft -
Treaty of Karlowitz
"The Treaty of Karlowitz marked the end of European fear of the "Turkish menace," and the Ottomans were now perceived as a weakening empire."-Gábor Á́goston
