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| rdfs:comment | - The Uskoks (, ; singular: Uskok; names in other languages) were Croatian Habsburg soldiers that inhabited the areas of the eastern Adriatic and the surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe. Etymologically, the word uskoci itself means "the ones who jumped in" ("the ones who ambushed") in Croatian. Bands of Uskoks fought a fairly successful guerrilla war against the Ottomans, and they formed small units and rowed swift boats. Since the uskoks were checked on land and were rarely paid their annual subsidy, they resorted to acts of piracy.
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| Partof | - Various / Undetermined:
*Croatian Habsburg soldiers
*Military frontier soldiers
*Piracy, irregular army
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| Active | - Mainly from early 16th-18th century
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| Caption | - Museum of Fortress Nehaj in Senj, Croatia.
- Stitch with Uskok-ships chasing a large ship.
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| opponents | - Primarily Ottoman Empire, but also Republic of Venice and others
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| Headquarters | - Mobile, two most famous:
*Klis Fortress in Klis
*Nehaj Fortress in Senj
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| Area | - Depending on history period and Ottoman advance, but mainly in:
*Kingdom of Croatia (medieval) within Kingdom of Hungary
*Kingdom of Croatia and Croatian Military Frontier within Habsburg Monarchy
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| War | - the Ottoman–Habsburg wars
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| Leaders | - Numerous; notable leaders include:
*Petar Kružić
*Ivan Lenković
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| abstract | - The Uskoks (, ; singular: Uskok; names in other languages) were Croatian Habsburg soldiers that inhabited the areas of the eastern Adriatic and the surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe. Etymologically, the word uskoci itself means "the ones who jumped in" ("the ones who ambushed") in Croatian. Bands of Uskoks fought a fairly successful guerrilla war against the Ottomans, and they formed small units and rowed swift boats. Since the uskoks were checked on land and were rarely paid their annual subsidy, they resorted to acts of piracy. The exploits of the Uskoks contributed to a renewal of war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire (1571–1573). An extremely curious picture of contemporary manners is presented by the Venetian agents, whose reports on this war resemble a knightly chronicle of the Middle Ages. These chronicles contain information pertaining to single combats, tournaments and other chivalrous adventures. Many of these troops served abroad. At the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, for example, a Dalmatian squadron assisted the allied fleets of Spain, Venice, Austria and the Papal States to crush the Ottoman navy. After a series of incidents that escalated into the Uskok War (1615–1618), the Uskok activity in their stronghold of Senj mostly ceased.
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