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Recruiting for the “Foreign War”: New Sources on the Participation of Croatian Soldiers in the Thirty Years’ War

Damir Stanić

Sažetak

The Thirty Years’ War was a great European conflict that was mostly waged in Central Europe i.e. on the territory of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation. However, with the entry of the surrounding states the conflict expanded to the Kingdom of Hungary, the Kingdom of France, United Provinces, northern Italy and even to the colonies of the belligerent sides. Croatian soldiers played a
rather important role in the conflict, and their participaton was long remembered after the War. Even though Croatian soldiers are often mentioned in various works regarding the War, Croatian historiography still has not researched this subject properly. In order to contribute to this complex and intriguing subject, I will address the question of recruitment and origins of soldiers coming from the
Croatian and Slavonian territories (including the Slavonian and Croatian Border) who participated in the War.

Ključne riječi

17th Century; Thirty Years’ War; Croatia, Slavonia; Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation; Catholics, Protestants; Croatian regiments; Croats; Border; recruitment; soldiers

Hrčak ID:

285294

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/285294

Datum izdavanja:

9.11.2022.

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