Crusade of Varna defeated by the Ottomans

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In this battle the Ottoman Empire under Sultan Murad II defeated the Polish and Hungarian armies under Wladyslaw III of Poland and János Hunyadi of Hungary. The Polish king dies.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Crusade of Varna defeated by the Ottomans". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9703, accessed 19 March 2024.]

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