The Russo-Turkish war of 1768—1774 still has a lot of poor explored topics. One of them is the Turkish army. The majority of the documents gives estimate number of the Turkish troop and doesn’t provide any details on its real strength and composition. The article is based on Russian, Turkish and European materials, and gives an attempt to examine the strength and organization of the Turkish army at the beginning of the Russo-Turkish war of 1768—1769. It shows that the role of the classic Turkish troops (like yeniceri and sipahi) had significantly decreased, and they were replaced by numerous mercenary troops like levendi.
Source: Vladimir S. Velikanov (2018). Ottoman Army’s Strength and Organization at the beginning of the Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774. Russkaya Starina. Vol. 9(2): 133-145
Source web-site: http://ejournal15.com/journals_n/1544695337.pdf
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