Sack of Sarajevo
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title:
Sack of Sarajevo
text:
The sack of Sarajevo took place on 23 October 1697 and was committed by raiding Austrian troops led by Prince Eugene of Savoy. At this time the Great Turkish War was being fought. Shortly after the Austrian victory at the Battle of Zenta, an opportunity arose for the Austrians to launch a surprise attack into Ottoman Bosnia. The intrusion into Ottoman Bosnia and the subsequent sacking of Sarajevo left the city plague-infected and burned to the ground. After Prince Eugene's men had thoroughly loo
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description:
1697 looting and burning of Sarajevo
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_Sarajevo
date created:
2022-11-11T23:50:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T15:44:00Z
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