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Events on Saturday 9 February 1788 1
1788Austria declares war on the Ottoman EmpireAustria joins Russia in the Austro-Turkish WarEmperor Joseph II declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 9 February 1788, honoring an alliance with Russia against the Ottomans. The war brought costly campaigns in the Balkans and concluded with the Treaty of Sistova in 1791.