300 years ago there was another 9/11.
The King of Poland led Christians armies to the Gates of Vienna. The Ottoman Empire had been expanding into Europe. Many cities were plundered, churches were turned into mosques, and free people were made slaves. Thousands of Christians were forced to convert to Islam. The Ottoman Turks wanted Vienna. It would provide the way into Austria and Germany. The Pope recognized the danger posed by the Ottomansand called to all rulers to join together against this common enemy. The Polish king answered the Pope’s call to save Vienna. The Turks were starving the city into submission and had begun tunneling under the city walls. King Sobieski arrived on September 11, just in time to rout the Turks and stop the Ottoman tide. This caused a long withdrawal from occupied territory

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