Excerpt from The Russo-Turkish War: Including an Account of the Rise and Decline of the Ottoman Power and the History of the Eastern Question

Thus ended the last determined stand of the Ottomans in Europe against their traditional enemies, and it would be difficult to find in all the records of history, whether ancient or modern, a more brilliant act of military heroism, or one which brought into greater relief the admirable fighting qualities of the Turks.

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