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The reconstruction preserves the original colour. The Black Army ( Hungarian: Fekete sereg, pronounced [ˈfɛkɛtɛ ˈʃɛrɛɡ], Latin: Legio Nigra ), also called the Black Legion/Regiment – were the military forces serving under the reign of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary.
- 1458–1494 AD
- approx. 28,000
- Army, navy
- Kingdom of Hungary
Coat of arms of Matthias Corvinus, guarded by Black Army heavy infantry. Matthias Church, Budapest. The damaged art relic was renovated in 1893. Emperor Frederick only paid off half of the indemnity due to Matthias according to their treaty of 1477.
- 24 January 1458 – 6 April 1490
- Elizabeth Szilágyi
Hungarian King Matthias Corvinus. Matthias, who was Hunyadi’s second son, was born on February 23, 1443, in Cluj in the principality of Transylvania. He began fighting alongside his father at the young age of 12 and was exposed to the ferocity of the Ottoman army during the Siege of Belgrade in July 1456.
May 31, 2018 · Flag of the Black Army of Hungary. The reconstruction is based on a miniature in the Philostratus Chronicle, one of the Corvinas, depicting János Corvinus entering Vienna in 1485. Matthias was a voracious reader, and a great admirer of Julius Caesar, and he used his light cavalry in much the same way as the Roman leader did – to harass the ...
The Black Army, also called the Black Legion/Regiment – were the military forces serving under the reign of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. The ancestor and core of this early standing mercenary army appeared in the era of his father John Hunyadi in the early 1440s. The idea of the professional standing mercenary army came from Matthias' juvenile readings about the life of Julius Caesar.
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Sep 30, 2022 · In 1485 the King of Hungary Matthias Corvinus and his notorious mercenary Black Army conquered the city after 4 months of siege. At the time, the Black Army was likely the strongest military force in Europe. It terrified Hungarian enemies in Central Europe and kept the Ottomans at bay for some time.
The Black Army is a common name given to the military forces serving under the reign of King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary. The ancestor and core of this early standing mercenary army appeared in the era of his father John Hunyadi in the early 1440s. The idea of the professional standing mercenary army came from Matthias' juvenile readings about ...
