The Sieges of Vienna by the TurksSchimmer, Karl August
History
The Sieges of Vienna by the Turks
Schimmer, Karl August
Turkey -- History -- 1453-1683; Vienna (Austria) -- History
Matthew, Count of Colalto; Frederick, Baron of Kielmansegg, who
besides his services in action assisted the defence by the invention
of a powder-mill, and of a hand-grenade. To the above names are to be
added those of Zetteritz, Rünnlingen and Rosstauscher. The garrison
consisted of 13,000 regular troops from the regiments of Stahremberg
(now of the Archduke Louis, No. 8); Mansfield (now Duke of Lucca, No.
24); Souches (now Archduke Rainer, No. 11); Bock (now Grand Duke of
Baden, No. 59); Scherfenberg; of the half regiments Pfalz Newburg (now
Hohenegg, No. 20); Thungen (now Wellington, No. 42); Heister, and nine
companies of Dupigny’s horse; finally of the usual city-guard, 1200
strong. In addition to these, all men capable of bearing arms were
called out and divided into companies. These amounted to 2382, and were
commanded first by the burgomaster, John Andrew von Liebenberg, and
after his death by fever, by his successor, Daniel Focky. Ambros Frank,
a member of the inferior town-council, formed a free corps 255 strong,
principally composed of tavern-keepers. In the University, 700 students
armed themselves and were distributed into three companies under the
command of the Rector Magnifiens, Laurence Grüner. The merchants and
wholesale dealers formed a company of 250 men. The officials and
servants of the Imperial household formed a corps of nearly 1000 men,
commanded by Maximilian, Count of Trautmansdorf. Finally, many guilds
and corporations formed themselves into companies either separate
or conjoined. Thus, for example, the butchers with the brewers,
294 strong. The bakers, 150. The shoemakers, 288. The remaining
handicraftsmen, 300 in number, were distributed into two companies;
some others were employed in the arsenals. The guilds furnished in all
1293 men. The number under arms altogether amounted to about 20,000.
The remaining population was not less than 60,000 souls.
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