In 1687, a decisive victory finally broke the Ottoman grip on central Europe
The Second Battle of Mohács in 1687 saw the Holy League shatter the Ottoman Empire's dominance, reversing a century of history and permanently shifting the balance of power across the European continent.
In 1687, the forces of the Holy League under Charles of Lorraine delivered a crushing blow to the Ottoman Empire near the Hungarian town of Mohács. This site held immense symbolic weight, as it was the exact location where the Ottomans had destroyed the Hungarian monarchy 161 years earlier. This time, however, the tide turned completely.
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