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Although defeated in the battle of Varna in 1444 and in the second battle of Kosovo in 1448, his successful "Long Campaign" across the Balkan Mountains in 1443–44 and defence of Belgrade (Nándorfehérvár) in 1456, against troops led personally by the sultan, established his reputation as a great general.
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John Hunyadi, Regent-Governor of the Kingdom of Hungary (1446–1453) At the end of 1455, after receiving news of an imminent Ottoman attack, Hunyadi began preparations for the fortification of the Danube, informing the papal legate that he was ready to contribute, at his own expenses, 7,000 men in the fight against the Ottomans and asking for ...
- 4–22 July 1456
- Hungarian victory
John Hunyadi Franko Talovac † Michael Szilágyi: Strength; 50,000–60,000: 31,000–47,000 (7,000 cavalry , 24,000-40,000 infantry) Casualties and losses; 4,000–34,000: 6,000–17,000 17,000 (9,000 Hungarians, 2,000 Mercenaries, 6,000 Wallachians)
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Sep 26, 2023 · Kosovo. In 1448, John Hunyadi saw the right moment to lead a campaign against the Ottoman Empire. After the defeat at the Battle of Varna (1444), he raised another army to attack the Ottomans. His strategy was based on an expected revolt of the Balkan people, a surprise attack, and the destruction of the main force of the Ottomans in a single ...
Feb 22, 2017 · The crusade of 1448, the last military offensive led by John Hunyadi to save Constantinople from Ottoman encirclement, has been neglected both by students of international relations in the fifteenth century and by specialists in crusading. This chapter pieces...
- Emanuel Constantin Antoche
- 2017
The battle of Kosovo took place 563 years ago, on 18-19 October 1448. It was a fight between the Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II and the Christian armies led by Hungarian Governor János Hunyadi, and ended in defeat for the Hungarians.
John Hunyadi (Medieval Latin: Ioannes Corvinus; Hungarian: Hunyadi János; Romanian: Iancu or Ioan de Hunedoara) (c. 1387 – August 11, 1456), nicknamed the White Knight, was a Voivode (Ruler) of Transylvania (from 1441), captain-general (1444–1446) and regent (1446–1453) of the Kingdom of Hungary, with a distinguished military career and one of t...
