64.2 Russo-Turkish War 1788 and the Reforms of Joseph II

64.2 Russo-Turkish War 1788 and the Reforms of Joseph II

The Origins of the French Revolutionary Wars can be dated to 17th August 1787, when in Constantinople the Ottomans arrested the Russian ambassador Count Bulgakov in the Topkapi palace, and declared war on St Petersburg. Catherine the Great had deliberately provoked the Turks and now dragged in the reluctant Austrians into the war. The Austrian Emperor was Joseph II, the archetypal enlightened despot, who worked hard to reform his empire but from the top down. His reforms provoked the so-called Brabantine Revolution 1789-90 in the Netherlands which was similar in some ways to the contemporary French Revolution.


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Picture - January Suchodolski - the Siege of Ochakov 1788

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50.4 Battle of Khotyn 1621

50.4 Battle of Khotyn 1621

Sultan Osman II leads a massive invasion force to Poland, confident of victory after defeating a Christian army the year before. The Ottomans meet a combined Polish-Cossack army near the Romanian-Poli...

29 Helmi 202023min

50.3 Build-up to the Battle of Khotyn 1621

50.3 Build-up to the Battle of Khotyn 1621

Cossacks raid the Black Sea coast as far as Kaffa and Istanbul. King Sigismund III of Poland vies for control of Moldavia, today a region in Romania with the Turks. In response Sultan Osman II declare...

21 Helmi 202022min

50.2 Ottoman Empire - Beginning of the Decline

50.2 Ottoman Empire - Beginning of the Decline

A succession of weak rulers begins the gradual decline of the Ottoman Empire. Their fight with the Habsburgs for control of Hungary continues with the Long Turkish War 1593-1606 Hosted on Acast. See a...

14 Helmi 202028min

50.1 The Cossacks

50.1 The Cossacks

Background to the Battle of Khotyn 1621. The Cossacks occupy a central place in the history of Ukraine and surrounding region. They were not so much a distinct race but a way of life, a military caste...

7 Helmi 202020min

49.5 Anglo-Spanish War 1585-1604

49.5 Anglo-Spanish War 1585-1604

The famous Spanish Armada of 1588 was only one of several battles in the Anglo-Spanish War of 1585-1604. Elizabeth hoped to take advantage of her victory by striking another blow to the Spanish fleet ...

9 Elo 201930min

49.4 The Spanish Armada 1588

49.4 The Spanish Armada 1588

The famous attempted invasion of England by the Spanish Armada in 1588 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2 Elo 201931min

49.3 Spain Fights Back against the Dutch Rebels

49.3 Spain Fights Back against the Dutch Rebels

The Duke of Parma (pictured), sent by Philip II of Spain, makes good progress putting down tough resistance in the Dutch Revolt. Spanish success prompts Elizabeth I to get more involved Hosted on Acas...

19 Heinä 201920min

49.2 The Dutch Revolt Begins

49.2 The Dutch Revolt Begins

Origins of the Dutch Revolt (1568–1648). Philip II of Spain inherits the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Naples and the newly discovered Americas as well as the Iberian Peninsula. Unrest breaks out in the...

5 Heinä 201918min

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