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/bæʃɪbəˈzuːk/ · noun
An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, reputed to be undisciplined and brutal..
In May 1876 the crisis deepened when Turkish irregular troops, known as bashi-bazouks, put twelve thousand Bulgarian Christians to the sword in a frenzy of blood-letting.
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Bashi-bazouk means An irregular soldier of the Ottoman army, reputed to be undisciplined and brutal..
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In May 1876 the crisis deepened when Turkish irregular troops, known as bashi-bazouks, put twelve thousand Bulgarian Christians to the sword in a frenzy of blood-letting.
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