Sobieski himself led the charge with 3,000 Polish Hussars. Relief came with arrival of the King of Poland Jan III Sobieski who led the largest cavalry charge in history: 20,000 mounted Poles, Germans and Austrians. Though the Muslims managed to breach the outer walls, they were unable to take the city. The Muslim forces cut off Vienna completely, and extreme hunger and fatigue set in among the soldiers and citizens. The defending troops were vastly outnumbered: 15,000 defenders versus upwards of 150,000 Muslim attackers. The Muslims, under the command of Grand Vizer Merzifonlu Kara Mustafa Pasha, began a siege of Vienna on July 14, 1683. That part of Europe had been under vigorous Muslim attack for centuries. In centuries past, Vienna had been seen by the Muslim Turks as the key to their control of Europe standing as it did at the corner of numerous trade routes. The first time Austria defended western civilization was September 11 (note that date), 1683 when a coalition force including the Habsburg Monarchy, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth under Jan III Sobieski, and the Holy Roman Empire, lifted the Muslim siege of Vienna and began the gradual roll-back of the powerful and marauding Muslim army of Ottoman Turks. At least for now, Austrian patriots will have to look to the past for those willing to stand up against Muslim invaders. Hofer had promised to use under-utilised presidential powers to dissolve a government that may be reluctant to secure the borders and culture of Austria and therefore Europe as well. Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party (FPÖ) went down to defeat today by a mere 31,000 votes out of 4.47 million votes cast. Austrians have decided to not elect a leader who is committed to stopping the Muslim migrant invasion.

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