The French Revolution and the Twenty-three Years War, 1789-1815
The French Revolution and the Twenty-three Years War, 1789-1815 In 1788. During the Austro–Turkish War of 1787–1791. The Austrian army accidentally attacked itself and lost roughly about 10,000 men The Austro-Turkish (Hapsburg-Ottoman) War, lasting from 1787 to 1791, occurred at almost the same time that the Russo-Turkish War was being fought, in which the Austrians were allies of Russia to fight a common foe. The Austrian (or Hapsburg Empire) Army at that time was composed of Austrians, Czechs, Germans, French, Serbs, Croats, and Polish, effectively making communication difficult, and as close of a language conundrum to the Babel Tower myth as possible. Most of the facts about the Austro-Turkish War were not written until 1831, when they were compiled in the Austrian Military Magazine. Another source was the German account by A. J. Gross-Hoffinger in Geschichte Josephs des Zweiten, which was itself not copiled until around 60 years later. Yet another, albeit less popular source, was t...