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Foreign News August 26, 1737

The Virginia Gazette

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

What is this article about?

Reports from Poland indicate growing Turkish suspicion and military alertness. Turkish forces attacked a Croatian post, killing or capturing 200 Imperialists, seen by Vienna as a treaty breach. Russia orders Count Munich to engage Turks and Count Lacy's 84,000-man army to attack Crimea. Prussia and Hanover prepare troops.

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Letters from Poland say, the Turks are grown prodigiously suspicious; that all the Janissaries are very alert and lively, and that every body among the Turks is striving to be admitted into the Army.

We hear from the Frontiers of Turkey, that the Turkish Army attacked an advanced Post in Croatia, in which was about 200 Men, all of whom the Turks either cut to Pieces, or made Prisoners.

Letters from Vienna, confirm the above Account of the Turks having cut to Pieces or taken Prisoners the 200 Imperialists in Croatia; and further add, that the Turks have attacked several other Detachments on the Frontiers of that Province; and that the Court of Vienna looks on those Hostilities as an open Rupture and glaring Infringement of the Treaty of Passarowitz.

And Letters from Petersburg say, that a Courier has been dispatched away to Count Munich, to begin Hostilities without further Delay against the Turks. The Count's express Orders are, either to force the Grand Vizier to a Battle, or to lay Siege to Bender, or some other Place.

The last Letters add, that the Field-Marshal Count Lacy's Army, with which he has Orders to attack the Crimea, consists of 49,000 regular Troops, and 35,000 Cossacks and Kalmucks, in all 84,000 Men.

The King of Prussia is very busy in reviewing his Forces; and they write from Hanover, that all the Troops of that Electorate have received Orders to march at the first Warning.

What sub-type of article is it?

War Report Military Campaign Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

Turkish Suspicions Croatia Attack Imperialists Prisoners Treaty Passaroitz Infringement Count Munich Orders Count Lacy Army Crimea Attack Prussian Forces Review

What entities or persons were involved?

Count Munich Grand Vizier Count Lacy King Of Prussia

Where did it happen?

Croatia

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Croatia

Key Persons

Count Munich Grand Vizier Count Lacy King Of Prussia

Outcome

200 imperialists cut to pieces or taken prisoners; other detachments attacked; viewed as rupture of treaty of passarowitz

Event Details

Turks suspicious and mobilizing; attacked Croatian post and other detachments; Russia dispatching courier to Count Munich to begin hostilities, force battle or siege Bender; Count Lacy's 84,000-man army to attack Crimea; Prussia reviewing forces; Hanover troops to march on warning.

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