Russo-Turkish wars
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The Russo-Turkish wars or the Russo-Ottoman wars began in 1568 and continued intermittently until 1918. They consisted of twelve conflicts in total, making them one of the longest series of wars in th
Left-to-right from top: Siege of Ochakov (1737), Siege of Izmail (1790), Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855), Siege of Plevna (1877), Battle of Sarikamish (1914–1915), Battle of Erzurum (1916)
Capture of Azov by the troops of Peter the Great in 1696
The destruction of the Ottoman fleet in Battle of Chesma
Clash between Russo-Austrian and Turkish troops in the Battle of Rymnik, 1788
Ottoman wars in Europe
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A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts began during the By
The relief of Vienna by Frans Geffels
Conquest of Constantinople by Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453
1475 miniature of the Battle of Nicopolis by Jean Colombe called Les Passages d'Outremer, BnF Fr 5594
Clockwise, from top left: The Battle of Hermannstadt, The Battle of Varna, The Battle of Kosovo, The Siege of Belgrade, The Battle of Breadfield, The Battle of Mohács