Turkish Captives in Hungary during Austria’s Last Turkish War (1788–91)
Journal: Repository of the Academy's Library (Library of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences)
Year: 2015

Turkish Captives in Hungary during Austria's Last Turkish War (1788-91) During the last Turkish war of the Habsburg Monarchy (1788-91), several hundred Ottoman soldiers were taken prisoner by the Habsburg army and accommodated in Hungarian fortresses.Numerous rules and orders were issued by Joseph II regarding the treatment of these prisoners.These rules represent interesting mixes of the new ideas of the Enlightenment and old habits.According to these regulations, the captured Turks were given