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Demographic Losses in Croatian-Ottoman Wars
Croatia has fought against the Ottomans for four hundred years, from 1391, when Ottoman raids began penetrating southern reaches of Hungaro-Croatian kingdom, until 1791, when last Austrian-Ottoman …
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Croatia has fought against the Ottomans for four hundred years, from 1391, when Ottoman raids began penetrating southern reaches of Hungaro-Croatian kingdom, until 1791, when last Austrian-Ottoman war concluded with rather meagre Austrian gains due to threat of Prussian intervention. Most of the warfare however consisted of constant raids and attacks, which targeted the civilian population in order to destroy the opponent’s demographic and economic basis. Robbery, enslavement and slaughter of civilians was normal. Raiders would watch the water sources and even villages, capturing people, cattle and valuables.
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Just something to show that you don't need strategic bombing to severely affect demographic picture of an area.