Battle of Sebeş in which Austria Killed Its Own Soldiers

17 September 1788 This battle took place in the evening; In fact, it ended with conflicts between Austrian soldiers, not within the Ottoman Empire. Emperor II himself. The number of Austrian soldiers under Josef’s command was also much higher than the Ottoman troops. However, an interesting situation occurred.

This war is in the history books The strangest and easiest war won by the Ottoman Empire reflected as.

The Battle of Şebeş took place between the Ottoman Empire and Austria.

The wars between the Ottoman Empire and Austria continued for many years. This war was one of them. In the Battle of Sebesh Karansebes Town The Austrian army of approximately 100,000 people, camping nearby and waiting for the Ottoman soldiers, part of them crossed the river to look for Ottoman soldiers. However, at that time, a gypsy convoy they encountered offered to sell barrels of alcohol to the soldiers. This offer attracted the attention of the soldiers, and it is said that the journey they set out to find Ottoman soldiers suddenly turned into unexpected fun.

The rest of the army becomes worried when the team does not return, and some of them set out to search for the soldiers. Finally came across the soldiers The infantry team finds themselves at a drinking party. They prefer to participate in this joyful atmosphere, forgetting the war and the atmosphere. Hussars (first soldiers), a light cavalry class that had fun with alcohol barrels, did not want to give the barrels to the second military team and surrounded them tightly to protect the alcohol. In the conflict that broke out during the discussion, some infantrymen tried to intimidate the Hussars. It is said that he shouted “Turciiii Turciiii”. This is where the ropes break.

The hussars start to run away, thinking that the Turks are really coming.

However, the other infantrymen, who do not understand that this tactic is a method of intimidation, begin to flee. Austrian army The fact that it consists of various minority groups also creates some communication problems. The situation becomes even more complicated because the soldiers do not understand each other. When the Austrian officers saw the soldiers running away, they spoke in German. “Hell Heck” he shouts, but the soldiers who do not speak German understand this as “Allah Allah”. As you can see, things have turned into Arabic hair.

Communication confusion makes things even more complicated. A unit commander noticed that the cavalry was rapidly approaching the camp.In a sudden panic, thinking that they were under attack by the Ottoman army, he ordered the artillery to fire. The soldiers, who heard the sound of the clash caused by this instant decision, started to run away without understanding what was happening.

They shoot at their own soldiers, mistaking them for Ottoman soldiers. The Austrian army, not understanding what is happening in this chaotic situation, begins to kill its own army. Emperor of Austria Archduke II. Joseph too He loses his balance on the horse and falls, sustaining a serious injury.

Unaware of the events, the Ottoman army arrived at the battlefield two days later, but what happened happened.

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The Ottoman army, which encountered nearly 10,000 dead and wounded in Karanşebeş, easily captured the city in the surprise of the incident. This war is in history It continues to be remembered as one of the unprecedented strange events. Even though the Ottoman Empire participated in the war with a very small number of soldiers, it defeated the Austrian army without even shedding any blood.

Considering the strategy and number of soldiers considered to win the war, it was almost impossible for such an event to occur, but this war not only enabled the Ottoman Empire to capture a key region but also provided a suitable opportunity for them to advance in Europe. Also, their next target is Routes to Hungary have also been opened.

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