The Battle of Varna: The Defeat of the Last Great Crusade

1444 CE · Varna (Bulgaristan) · military

Murad II inflicted a crushing defeat at Varna on the crusading army supported by Hungary, Poland and the Papacy; the Hungarian king Vladislaus I was killed on the battlefield.

This victory marked Christian Europe's last serious attempt to drive the Ottomans out of the Balkans. The fate of Constantinople was effectively settled; nine years later Mehmed the Conqueror would take it.

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What was The Battle of Varna: The Defeat of the Last Great Crusade?
Murad II inflicted a crushing defeat at Varna on the crusading army supported by Hungary, Poland and the Papacy; the Hungarian king Vladislaus I was killed on the battlefield.
When did The Battle of Varna: The Defeat of the Last Great Crusade happen?
1444 CE
Where did The Battle of Varna: The Defeat of the Last Great Crusade take place?
Varna (Bulgaristan)