Russian Bashi-Bozouks Illustrated by William Simpson A bashi-bazouk was an irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, raised in times of war. The army chiefly recruited Albanians and Circassians as bashi-bazouks, but recruits came from all ethnic groups of the Ottoman Empire including slaves from Europe or Africa. They had a reputation for bravery, but also as an undisciplined group, notorious for looting and preying on civilians as a result of a lack of regulation. from the book ' Narrative of the defence of Kars, historical and military ', by Colonel Atwell Lake, and Illustrations by William Sim
Russian Bashi-Bozouks Illustrated by William Simpson A bashi-bazouk was an irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, raised in times of war. The army chiefly recruited Albanians and Circassians as bashi-bazouks, but recruits came from all ethnic groups of the Ottoman Empire including slaves from Europe or Africa. They had a reputation for bravery, but also as an undisciplined group, notorious for looting and preying on civilians as a result of a lack of regulation. from the book ' Narrative of the defence of Kars, historical and military ', by Colonel Atwell Lake, and Illustrations by William Simpson, Published in London : R. Bentley 1857. The siege of Kars was the last major operation of the Crimean War. In June 1855, attempting to alleviate pressure on the defence of Sevastopol, Emperor Alexander II ordered General Nikolay Muravyov to lead his troops against areas of Ottoman interest in Asia Minor. Uniting disparate contingents under his command into a strong corps of 25,725 soldiers, 96 light guns, Muravyov decided to attack Kars, the most important fortress of Eastern Anatolia.
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Location: Kars, Turkey
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