Royal spies uncover Turkish preparations for a …
Years: 1683 - 1683
March
Royal spies uncover Turkish preparations for a military campaign in the spring of 1683, and Sobieski fears that the target might be the Polish cities of Lwów and Kraków.
To counteract the threat, Sobieski begins the fortification of the cities and orders universal military conscription.
Locations
People
- Charles V, Duke of Lorraine
- John III Sobieski
- Köprülü Fazıl Ahmed
- Leopold I
- Mehmed IV Acvi
- Michael Korybut Wiśniowiecki
Groups
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Brandenburg, (Hohenzollern) Margravate of
- Ottoman Empire
- Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (Commonwealth of the Two Nations)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
- Holy League (Great Turkish War)
