Battle of Varna 1444
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 1444 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Medieval (500–1499) | derived from year |
| Location | Bulgaria | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Europe | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Crusade of Varna | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Ottoman Empire, Principality of Wallachia | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 43.2167, 27.8833 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The Battle of Varna took place on 10 November 1444 near Varna in what is today eastern Bulgaria. The Ottoman army under Sultan Murad II (who did not actually rule the sultanate at the time) defeated the Crusaders commanded by King Władysław III of Poland and Hungary, John Hunyadi (acting as commander of the combined Christian forces) and Mircea II of Wallachia. It was the final battle of the unsuccessful Crusade of Varna, a last-ditch effort to prevent further Ottoman expansion into the Balkans.
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