Crusade of Varna defeated by the Ottomans

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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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Editors. "Crusade of Varna defeated by the Ottomans". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 March 2010
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