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Bashi-bazouks at the cafe. A bashi-bazouk or bachibouzouk (from the Turkish babozuk, literally ""deformed head"") was a mercenary cavalryman of the army of the Ottoman Empire, with non-standardized armament. They had a reputation for bravery, but also as an undisciplined and brutal group. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859

Bashi-bazouks at the cafe. A bashi-bazouk or bachibouzouk (from the Turkish babozuk, literally ""deformed head"") was a mercenary cavalryman of the army of the Ottoman Empire, with non-standardized armament. They had a reputation for bravery, but also as an undisciplined and brutal group. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859.
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Bashi-bazouks at the cafe. A bashi-bazouk or bachibouzouk (from the Turkish babozuk, literally ""deformed head"") was a mercenary cavalryman of the army of the Ottoman Empire, with non-standardized armament. They had a reputation for bravery, but also as an undisciplined and brutal group. From L'Univers Illustre, published Paris, 1859
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