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Additional caption title: Wardein Translated title: True picture of the city and fortress of Gross-Waradein with a comprehensive description how it was decided by the Imperial nations and completely conquered this year on June 5, 1692 DLC Cited title (from Paas): Capture of Oradea (Grosswardein) by Imperial troops, 5 June 1692
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | Oradea (Romania) Romania Romania--Oradea |
| Description | Birds-eye view print shows view of the city of Grosswardein (Oradea, Romania) under siege. Smoke rising from the cathedral and along the city wall is visible, cannons are firing from across the river. Troops in formation surround the town. On the hill above the scene in the foreground are four men on horseback and another man holding up a plan of the fortress for them to see. After a fourteen month long siege, imperial forces conquered the city from the Ottomans in 1692. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Miscellaneous Items in High Demand |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Campaigns & battles--Romania--Oradea--1690-1700. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Military personnel--1690-1700. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Austro-Turkish War, 1683-1699--Campaigns--Romania--Pictorial works. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cities & towns--Romania--Oradea--1690-1700. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Oradea (Romania)--1690-1700. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Horses--1690-1700. |
| Alternative Title | Wahre Abbildung der Stadt und Vestung Gross-Waradein samt umständlicher Beschreibung wie solche von denen Kayserl. Volkern beschlossen und den 5. Junii dieses 1692. Jahrs völlig erobert worden. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
