. English: 'Seralia' (Sarajevo) in 1697 at the time of the siege by Eugene de Savoy. Excerpts from his diary: October 23, 1697: 'I opened a front line on the right side of the city and sent one division to loot and plunder: the Turks have brought all their valuables to security, but we could still find enough spoils. In the evening, a fire broke out. The city is large and fully open. It has 120 beautiful mosques.' October 24, 1697: 'We have completely burned down the city and all outskirts. Our troops, which have chased the enemy, have fetched spoils, women and children too. Many Christians ar
. English: 'Seralia' (Sarajevo) in 1697 at the time of the siege by Eugene de Savoy. Excerpts from his diary: October 23, 1697: 'I opened a front line on the right side of the city and sent one division to loot and plunder: the Turks have brought all their valuables to security, but we could still find enough spoils. In the evening, a fire broke out. The city is large and fully open. It has 120 beautiful mosques.' October 24, 1697: 'We have completely burned down the city and all outskirts. Our troops, which have chased the enemy, have fetched spoils, women and children too. Many Christians are coming to us and begging for protection. They are coming with all their belongings in our camp because they want to leave the land and join us. I hope that I will be able to take all of them over the Sava river.' . 1-11-1697. Unknown 544 Sarajevo 1697
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