Wars Of European Nations

A survey of the powers of Europe shows that from the beginning of the century to the end of 1896 Turkey had experienced thirty-seven years of war and fifty-nine of peace; Spain comes next with thirty-one years of war and Bixty-nine of peace; France, wlth twenty-seven years of war and sixtynine of peace; Russia, twenty-four yeara of war and seventy-two of peace; Italy, twenty-three years of war and seventy-three of peace; Bngland, twenty-one years of war and seventy-five of peace; Austria-Hungary, seventeen and seventy-nlne; Germany (exclusive of PrusBia), thirteen and eighty-three; Sweden, ten and eighty-six; Portugal, twelve and eighty-four, and Denmark, nlne and eighty-seven.