The Habsburg army (about 80,000–100,000 strong) was camped near Karansebes, preparing for the Ottomans.A group of Austrian cavalry crossed the river to scout and found some gypsies selling schnapps.They bought the alcohol and began drinking.Infantry troops later arrived and wanted some schnapps too, but the cavalry refused. A brawl broke out, insults were thrown, then shots fired.Someone yelled “The Turks are coming!” in the chaos.Panic spread through the entire camp. Units fired on each other, mistaking comrades for Ottomans.Joseph II himself was thrown from his horse trying to stop the madness. By morning, the army was scattered and demoralized, thousands killed or wounded without the Ottomans even being there yet.When the actual Ottoman army arrived two days later, they found the fortress basically undefended and just walked in, “winning” with 0 soldiers and 0 casualties.
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Is it that incident, when Austrian army attacked their own, thinking it was ottomans and then Ottomans just walked in having no clue what the fuck just happened there ?
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The Habsburg army (about 80,000–100,000 strong) was camped near Karansebes, preparing for the Ottomans.A group of Austrian cavalry crossed the river to scout and found some gypsies selling schnapps.They bought the alcohol and began drinking.Infantry troops later arrived and wanted some schnapps too, but the cavalry refused. A brawl broke out, insults were thrown, then shots fired.Someone yelled “The Turks are coming!” in the chaos.Panic spread through the entire camp. Units fired on each other, mistaking comrades for Ottomans.Joseph II himself was thrown from his horse trying to stop the madness. By morning, the army was scattered and demoralized, thousands killed or wounded without the Ottomans even being there yet.When the actual Ottoman army arrived two days later, they found the fortress basically undefended and just walked in, “winning” with 0 soldiers and 0 casualties.
Is it that incident, when Austrian army attacked their own, thinking it was ottomans and then Ottomans just walked in having no clue what the fuck just happened there ?
>Win the battle without doing anything
>Loose the war
What did the Ottomans mean by this?