Vorstellung der See Bataille welche Anno 1770 den 17. July zwischen der Kayserlichen Russischen Flotte unter Commando des Admiral Spiritoff und der..

Title

Vorstellung der See Bataille welche Anno 1770 den 17. July zwischen der Kayserlichen Russischen Flotte unter Commando des Admiral Spiritoff und der..

Description

Illustration of the sea battle in front of the city of Cesme in Turkey on July 17, 1770 (Russo-Turkish War)

ca. 1775

Artist

Will

Historical Description

The Ottoman wars in Europe were a series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states dating from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts began during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, waged in Anatolia in the late 13th century before entering Europe in the mid 14th century, followed by the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars and the Serbian–Ottoman wars waged beginning in the mid 14th century. Much of this period was characterized by Ottoman expansion into the Balkans. The Ottoman Empire made further inroads into Central Europe in the 15th and 16th centuries, culminating in the peak of Ottoman territorial claims in Europe. The Ottoman–Venetian Wars spanned four centuries, starting in 1423 and lasting until 1718.