Army and wars
Last updated: 29 August 2026
Army and wars
When did violence reach these towns?
What this measure says
The Jerusalem court holding stops before these episodes: none of them can be cross-read with a court deed. What is known of them comes from parish registers and printed works.
4 episodes of war, siege or fighting reach these towns between 1740 and 1770. They fit within a single generation: that tightness says as much about the state of the sources as about the state of the country.
| Crisis | Attested window | Deaths recorded in those years | Median yearly deaths in neighbouring years | People linked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Bethlehem war, 1740-1741 | 1740-1741 | 165 | 43.5 | 8 |
| The siege of Bethlehem by Osman Bascià Damasci, 4-8 December 1762 | 1762 | 100 | 100.5 | 0 |
| The February 1767 fighting: Bethlehem against Boticella and the Turks called Cassavieri | 1767 | 167 | 92 | 0 |
| Death in the fighting against the Boticellani (Bethlehem, 31 October 1770) attested by a single witness | 1770 | 69 | 77.5 | 0 |