During World War I, they prevented the British Royal Navy from attacking Istanbul, but besides that, they lost most of their European territory. Between the 14 th and 16 th centuries, the Ottomans managed to conquer the Balkans and much of Central Europe, subjugating people like the Serbs, Bosnians, and Hungarians.Ĭontinued war with the Russians in the 18 th century and two Serbian uprisings and the Greek Wars of Independence in the 19 th century marked the beginning of the Ottoman Empire’s decline. It would take over a hundred years before they began launching their own counterattacks. At first, they stayed on the defensive, frequently avoiding battle on open fields. The Byzantine Empire lost territory very fast, including Syria and Egypt. The Arab-Byzantine Wars began in the 7 th century with the Arab conquests under the Rashidun and Umayyad Islamic states. The Arab-Byzantine Wars Greek fire, first used by the Byzantine Navy during the Arab–Byzantine Wars. Even though the war officially ended in 1901, small skirmishes continued to break out until 1933, ending the 414-year long conflict. The native Maya people took a defiant stance against the Yucatecos, European descendants who held political power. The Mexican Indian Wars finally concluded with the Caste War of Yucatán. One such example is the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 in which the Spanish were driven out of modern day New Mexico, only to return twelve years later.
Violent uprisings occurred over the following several centuries, resulting in years of bloodshed.
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