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Why did the Ottomans lose the Great Turkish War (1683-1699)? The janissaries were regarded as the best soldiers in the Ottoman army, so why were they so ineffective? What weren't the Ottomans doing that their European counterparts were?

by /u/George_S_Patton_III in /r/AskHistorians

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