Bavarian Army
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The Bavarian Army was the army of the Electorate and then Kingdom of Bavaria. It existed from 1682 as the standing army of Bavaria until the merger of the military sovereignty of Bavaria into that of
Uniforms of Bavarian cavalry regiments from 1682–1726
Illustration of schütze of the 2nd Light Infantry Battalion Dietfurth in 1806
Painting of the 4th Infantry Regiment in 1809
Great Turkish War
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The Great Turkish War was a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and the Holy League consisting of the Holy Roman Empire, Poland-Lithuania, Venice, Russia, and the Kingdom of Hungary. Intens
Bavarian Army
…light grey tunics, while the dragoons wore red or blue tunics. The army distinguished itself under Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria during the Great Turkish War, particularly during the Siege of Belgrade. During the War of the Spanish Succession, Bavaria fought on the side of France. Following defeat at the…
From top left: The Battle of Vienna, the Siege of Buda, the Azov campaigns, the Battle of Zenta
The Holy League took Buda after a long siege in 1686
Mustafa II came to power during the war, where he personally commanded the Ottoman Army.
Sobieski at Vienna by Stanisław Chlebowski – king John III of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania