Battle of Smederevo 1441
| Battle of Smederevo1441 | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe Hungarian–Ottoman Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Kingdom of Hungary | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Hunyadi Újlaki Michael | Ishak Bey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown[3] | More than the hungarians[3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of Smederevo 1441 also referred by some sources as the Battle of Belgrade 1441[2]was a battle fought between the armies of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman empire in the Summer of 1441 near Smederevo in Serbia. This battle was one of the first victory of Hunyadi János over the Ottomans.
Background
In the summer of 1441 Ishak Bey attacked Belgrade to Sultan Murad's order. He burned and destroyed anything in his path to Belgrade that's how Hunyadi and Újlaki were able to track him.[4][2]
Battle
The Ottomans launched the attack at the hungarian army but thanks to the hungarian heavy cavalry the ottomans were routed and were chased back to Smederevo[3][2].
Aftermath
Notes
References
- ^ "Péczely József - A Magyarok történetei.Az Árpádház kihalásától a mohácsi vészig 2.kötet 1837" – via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c d https://www.mek.oszk.hu/09400/09477/html/0010/740.html
- ^ a b c "Hunyadi János". Szent István-Társulat. August 19, 1873 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Czuczor Gergely - Hunyadi János viselt dolgai 1832" – via Internet Archive.