Uskok War

Uskok War
Locations of important locations in present-day Europe
Date 1615-18 Location Northern shores of the Adriatic Sea Result Many Uskok pirates executed or exiled; Austrian garrison installed to check Uskoks.
Belligerents
Republic of Venice  Dutch Republic  England	Holy Roman Empire Kingdom of Croatia Spain Republic of Ragusa
Commanders and leaders
Pompeo Giustiniani Don Giovanni de' Medici Johan Ernst van Nassau-Siegen	Adam von Trautmannsdorf Baltasar Marradas

 Republic of Venice
 Dutch Republic

 Holy Roman Empire

Spain

The Uskok War, also known as the War of Gradisca, was fought by the Austrians and Spanish on one side and the Venetians, Dutch and English on the other. It is named for the Uskoks, Croatian soldiers used by the Austrians for irregular warfare.

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