Diversiunea transilvăneană din 1717 – frontul secundar otoman și ultima campanie tătară la vest de Carpați
The Transylvanian Diversion in 1717 – the Ottoman Secondary Front and the Last Tartar Campaign West of the Carpathian Mountains
Author(s): Andrei PogăciasSubject(s): Cultural history, Social history, 18th Century, The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Arhivele Nationale ale Romaniei
Keywords: 1717; Moldavian army; Transylvania; Eugene’s War; Tartars; 18th Century Warfare;
Summary/Abstract: After defeating the Austrian troops in Moldavia in the autumn of 1716 and the beginning of 1717, the Moldavian army, with Tartar allies, entered Transylvania following the Sultans’ orders. The aim was to open a secondary Ottoman front and relieve the Austrian pressure against Belgrade. While the Moldavians and part of the Tartars were besieging the Saxon town of Bistritz, the bulk of the Tartars made a plunder raid to the West. Laden with booty, they were caught and massacred on their return, in Maramureș, by local peasant troops. The event represented the last Tartar raid west of the Carpathians.
Journal: Revista Arhivelor
- Issue Year: XCIII/2016
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 109-116
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian