The Ottoman Army served the Ottoman Empire from its founding in 1299 to 1922. Sultan Mahmud II disbanded the corrupt Janissary corps in 1826 and rebuilt a European-modeled standing force, which fought as Britain and France's ally against Russia in the Crimean War of the 1850s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Founded YearThe Ottoman military traces to the empire's founding in 1299, but the year given here marks the 1826 disbandment of the Janissary corps and the build-up of the modern European-style standing army that fought the Crimean War. Force Typestanding army (reformed European-style force after 1826) 1 Force Type
Force Type (category) Ottoman Army
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Source Wikipedia: Basilic (cannon)
The curved scimitar was the characteristic edged weapon of Ottoman Army cavalry
Source Wikipedia: Yatagan
The yataghan, a forward curved sword knife, was carried by Ottoman infantry, including the Janissaries, of the Ottoman Army
Commanders and Forces
Source Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-1590) (Wikipedia)
Source Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479) (Wikipedia)
Source Raid on the Suez Canal (Wikipedia)
Fought In
The Ottoman Army lost most of its remaining European territory across the two Balkan Wars of 1912-1913
Source Wikipedia: Military of the Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Army was routed by the Balkan League in the 1912 First Balkan War
The Ottoman Army defended at Plevna before ultimate defeat in the 1877-78 Russo-Turkish War
The Ottoman Army recaptured Adrianople from Bulgaria during the 1913 Second Balkan War
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Source Enver Pasha (Wikipedia)
Source Lala Mustafa Pasha (Wikipedia)
Source Mehmed II (Wikipedia)
Operates
Source Wikipedia: Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
Source Wikipedia: Basilic (cannon)
Source Wikipedia: Mannlicher M1905
Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1893
Source Mauser Model 1903 (Wikipedia)
Source Wikipedia: Yatagan
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1. Wikipedia: Military of the Ottoman Empire
Wikipedia: Yatagan
- Associated With: Yataghan
- Operates: Yataghan, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Ottoman Empire'
View the SourceWikipedia: Basilic (cannon)
WikipediaAssociated With: Great Turkish Bombard, main text
the cannon was used by the Ottoman Army during the 1453 siege which led to the fall of Constantinople, and played a key role in damaging the city walls.
- Operates: Great Turkish Bombard, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Ottoman Army'
Operates: Great Turkish Bombard, Infobox: used_by
Ottoman Army
View the Source Wikipedia: Colt 1851 Navy Revolver
Operates: Colt 1851 Navy Revolver, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Ottoman Empire'View the Source Wikipedia: Mannlicher M1905
Operates: Mannlicher M1905, infobox used_by/operator field: 'Ottoman Empire'View the Source Wikipedia: Mauser Model 1893
Operates: Mauser Model 1893, Users sectionQuote, Operates: Mauser Model 1893, Users section
Ottoman Empire
Enver Pasha (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Enver Pasha, LeadQuote, Has Member: Enver Pasha, Lead
honorary title granted to Ottoman military officers upon promotion to the rank of Mirliva
Mauser Model 1903 (Wikipedia)
Operates: Mauser Model 1903, Lead sentence [operated-by]Quote, Operates: Mauser Model 1903, Lead sentence [operated-by]
designed for the Ottoman Army
Raid on the Suez Canal (Wikipedia)
Commanders and Forces: Raid on the Suez Canal, Lead, attacking forceQuote, Commanders and Forces: Raid on the Suez Canal, Lead, attacking force
a German-led Ottoman force advanced from southern Palestine to attack
Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479) (Wikipedia)
Commanders and Forces: Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479), War in Albania, 1474 to 1479Quote, Commanders and Forces: Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479), War in Albania, 1474 to 1479
Mehmed II sent his armies to take Shkodra in 1474, but they failed to do so.
Mehmed II (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Mehmed II, Section on the Serbian campaignQuote, Has Member: Mehmed II, Section on the Serbian campaign
the Ottoman army led by Mehmed set out from Edirne towards Serbia in 1454
Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-1590) (Wikipedia)
Commanders and Forces: Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-1590), War, Fall of Tabriz in 1585Quote, Commanders and Forces: Ottoman-Safavid War (1578-1590), War, Fall of Tabriz in 1585
In 1585, an Ottoman force under Osman Pasha had managed to capture Tabriz
Lala Mustafa Pasha (Wikipedia)
Has Member: Lala Mustafa Pasha, Life section, Cyprus campaignQuote, Has Member: Lala Mustafa Pasha, Life section, Cyprus campaign
He commanded Ottoman land forces during the Ottoman-Venetian War (1570-1573)
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