Uskoks were irregular soldiers in Habsburg Croatia that inhabited areas on the eastern Adriatic coast and surrounding territories during the Ottoman wars in Europe.
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10 Facts About Uskoks
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Bands of Uskoks fought a guerrilla war against the Ottomans, and they formed small units and rowed swift boats.
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Exploits of the Uskoks contributed to a renewal of war between Venice and the Ottoman Empire .
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At Senj, the Klis Uskoks were soon joined by other refugees from Novi Vinodolski in northwestern Croatia, from Otocac on the Gacka River, and from other Croatian towns and villages.
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The Uskoks were able to continue doing so up until 1547 when peace was established between the two, forcing the Uskoks to find other ways of making ends meet.
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Uskoks began their attacks upon Turkish ships with boats large enough to hold thirty to fifty men.
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The following years led the reputation of the Uskoks to spread, becoming the resort of refugees and outlaws of all kinds from all nations.
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The observers and same Uskoks used terms national and ethnic identity as a way to describe the origin of Uskoks.
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Uskoks marrying women from Senj area and much less from area of Venetian and Turkish Dalmatia The arrival and occurrence of the Uskoks cannot be identified with the migration of the Vlachs.
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