In a surprisingly short time he sailed for the coasts of Greece with twenty thousand footmen and ten thousand horse, followed by every renowned knight of Apulia and Sicily.
— from Bleeding Armenia: Its history and horrors under the curse of Islam by Augustus Warner Williams
The great national struggle for liberty was initiated by electing Rákóczy king of Hungary and Transylvania, and, very soon, the Kurucz troops roamed as far as Austria.
— from The story of Hungary by Ármin Vámbéry
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