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16 hours ago · From 1804 to 1918, as many as 395 Croats received the rank of general or admiral, of which 379 in the army of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy, 8 in the Russian Empire, two each in the French and Hungarian armies, and one each in the armies of the Ottoman Empire, the Republic of Venice, Portuguese Empire and Serbia.
16 hours ago · From 9 July until 20 October 1878 or for almost three months, Bosnian Muslims resisted Austro-Hungarian forces in nearly sixty military engagements with 5,000 casualties either wounded or killed. Some Bosnian Muslims concerned about their future and well being under the new non-Muslim administration, left Bosnia for the Ottoman Empire. [98]
16 hours ago · Etymology Main article: Name of Bosnia According to the Bosniak entry in the Oxford English Dictionary, the first preserved use of "Bosniak" in English was by English diplomat and historian Paul Rycaut in 1680 as Bosnack, cognate with post-classical Latin Bosniacus (1682 or earlier), French Bosniaque (1695 or earlier) or German Bosniak (1737 or earlier). The modern spelling is contained in the ...
16 hours ago · Turkish people or Turks ( Turkish: Türkler) are the largest Turkic people who speak various dialects of the Turkish language and form a majority in Turkey and Northern Cyprus. In addition, centuries-old ethnic Turkish communities still live across other former territories of the Ottoman Empire.
16 hours ago · Mixed results, mostly Kievan Rus' victories. 1065–1069 [17] Rebellion of Vseslav of Polotsk [17] Sieges of Pskov and Novgorod (1065–1067) [17] Battle on the Nemiga River (1067) [17] Kiev uprising of 1068 [17] Polish intervention, restoration of Iziaslav I of Kiev (1069) [17] Principality of Kiev. Principality of Chernigov.
16 hours ago · Italian language in Croatia is an official minority language in the country, with many schools and public announcements published in both languages. The 2001 census in Croatia reported 19,636 ethnic Italians (Istrian Italians and Dalmatian Italians ) in the country (some 0.42% of the total population). [47]
16 hours ago · End of the German, Russian, Ottoman, and Austro-Hungarian empires; Formation of new countries in Europe and the Middle East; Transfer of German colonies and regions of the former Ottoman Empire to other powers; Establishment of the League of Nations; Volta-Bani War (1915–1917) Location: Burkino Faso, Mali France. French West Africa
