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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79.2 World War 1 in the Caucasus and Greece

79.2 World War 1 in the Caucasus and Greece

As background to the Turkish National Struggle, this episode describes the events in the Caucasus Mountains in World War One, - conflict between Russia, the Ottoman Empire, the Germans, and nationalis...

17 Okt 202532min

79.1 Ottoman Empire, World War 1, Battle for Gaza

79.1 Ottoman Empire, World War 1, Battle for Gaza

The Ottoman Empire in World War One - the fights for the Suez Canal, Gaza, Jerusalem and Arabia between the British and TurksPicture: General Allenby enters Jerusalem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

10 Okt 202521min

78.3 Polish-Soviet War - Conclusion

78.3 Polish-Soviet War - Conclusion

In 1920 the Polish and Soviet Russian armies clashed in a series of battles across a wide area of eastern Europe including Ukraine and Lithuania.The Soviets advanced deep into Poland and reached the g...

12 Sep 202527min

78.2 Polish-Soviet War - Part 2

78.2 Polish-Soviet War - Part 2

The Polish Army make a pre-emptive strike against Soviet Russia. They invade the eastern borderlands, and take large amounts of territory, especially in Ukraine, but they fail to break the Russian arm...

5 Sep 202520min

78.1 Polish-Soviet War 1919-1921 (Intro)

78.1 Polish-Soviet War 1919-1921 (Intro)

While Western Europe's borders were settled post World War One, fighting still raged elsewhere on the continent. The most significant was the Polish Soviet War, which raised issues such as the clash o...

29 Aug 202527min

77.4 Russian Civil War, Conclusion

77.4 Russian Civil War, Conclusion

The Bolsheviks face numerous opponents across Russia, and struggle to gain control of all lands of the old Tsarist Empire.The White anti-Bolsheviks make a plan to move on Moscow www.historyeurope.netw...

8 Aug 202530min

77.3 Russian Civil War Part 3

77.3 Russian Civil War Part 3

Civil War rages across Russia from the north in Murmansk, across the Trans-Siberian Railway to the Far East, as well as in Ukraine and the Caucasus. However, the anti-Bolshevik fail to cooperate effec...

1 Aug 202524min

77.2 Russian Civil War, Beginning

77.2 Russian Civil War, Beginning

The new Bolshevik regime quickly gains control of most of former Russia Empire, but meets stiff resistance in the periphery including Finland, the Caucasus and Ukraine.They sign a peace treaty with Ge...

25 Jul 202524min

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