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The Grand Signior Orders Turkish Pursuit Of Swedish King
The article recounts a Turkish demand at Adrianople for the Swedish King to depart, with the Hafiz and Janissaries pressing his resistance. A Turkish attack on Bender follows, a Swedish officer sways a faction, the King defends the palace for hours, a fire destroys parts of it, and the King is captured and moved to Adrianople in a Turkish wagon after severe injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bender
Sweden
Poland
Adrianople
Adrsianople
Tarttars
Hap
Bashaw
Bashaw’s
S. Stanislaus
Jas
London
Ghent
Offend
Gravesend