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The Battle of Karánsebes

A fight broke out between hussars and infantrymen of the Austrian army campaigning against the Ottomans in Wallachia in 1788. An officer shouting "Halt! Halt!" was misheard as "Allah! Allah!" causing a mass panic. Two days later, the Ottoman army arrived. They discovered 10,000 dead and wounded soldiers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Karansebes
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