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Title
The Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774
Type
Text
Monograph
Contribution
Davies, Brian L., 1953- (Author)
Subject
Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774 (LCSH)
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796
Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774--Influence (LCSH)
Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774--Diplomatic history (LCSH)
Russia--Territorial expansion--History--18th century (LCSH)
Turkey--History--Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918 (LCSH)
Borderlands--Russia--History--18th century (LCSH)
Borderlands--Turkey--History--18th century (LCSH)
Language
English
Illustrative Content
Maps
Geographic Coverage
Soviet Union
Turkey
Classification
LCC: DR553 .D38 2016
DDC: 947/.063 full
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Supplementary Content
bibliography
index
Content
text
Summary
"The Russo-Turkish War was one of the most decisive conflicts of the 18th century. In this book, Brian Davies offers a thorough survey of the war and explains why it was crucial to the political triumph of Catherine the Great, the southward expansion of the Russian Empire, and the rollback of Ottoman power from southeastern Europe. The war completed the incorporation of Ukraine into the Russian Empire, ended the independence of the great Cossack hosts, removed once and for all the military threat from the Crimean Khanate, began the partitions of Poland, and encouraged Catherine II to plan projects to complete the 'liberation' of the lower Danubian and Balkan Slavs and Greeks. The war legitimated and secured the power of Catherine II, finally made the Pontic steppe safe for agricultural colonization, and won ports enabling Russia to control the Black Sea and become a leading grain exporter. Traditionally historians (Sorel, for example) have treated this war as the beginning of the 'Eastern Question,' the question of how the European powers should manage the decline of the Ottoman Empire. A thorough grasp of the Russo-Turkish War is essential to understanding the complexity and volatility of diplomacy in 18th-century Europe. This book will be an invaluable resource for all scholars and students on European military history and the history of Eastern Europe"--From publisher's website.
Table Of Contents
Russia at a strategic crossroads, 1762-1768
The Ottoman Empire and its frontier in Pontic Europe
The Russian Empire and its Black Sea steppe frontier
The Russian Army at midcentury
The Khotin Campaign, 1769
The year of victories, 1770
Stalemate and breakthrough, 1771-1774
Peace, reforms, and provocations, 1774-1787
Conclusions.
Authorized Access Point
Davies, Brian L., 1953- The Russo-Turkish War, 1768-1774
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