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- From: kamal@specialix.co.uk (Kamal Mortoza)
- Subject: Re: another important John
- Organization: Specialix International, London
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 16:40:45 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan27.164045.29699@specialix.co.uk>
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- kniaz@sol1.lrsm.upenn.edu (Chris Kniaz -Fischer) writes:
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- >Jan (Polish for John) III Sobieski relieved besiedged Vienna and
- >defeated Turkish forces commanded by Kara Mustafa in 1683. The expansion
- >of the barbaric, Ottoman empire into Central Europe was stopped.
- ^^^^^^^^
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- Any more barbaric than the European cultures at the time ?
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- >--
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- >Krzysztof Kniaz, Penn |
- >LRSM , | "A witty saying proves nothing"
- >Phila, PA, 19104, USA | Voltaire
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