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Editor says, what if the Hungarians had prevailed at Varna? Please note that the opinions expressed in this post do not necessarily reflect the views of the author(s). This story was published in the December 2012 edition of Changing the Times Magazine.
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In 1444, on this day a mixed Papal army defeated a large Ottoman force near Varna in eastern Bulgaria.
Glorious Papal Victory at VarnaTheir hard fought victory was a personal triumph for Władysław III of Poland (also King of Hungary). Over-ruling the sound advice of the more experienced Bulgarian Commander Hunyadi János, he rushed five hundred of his Polish knights against the Ottoman center in a bold move that ultimately won the day.
It was of course a huge risk but the only way that the thirty thousand man Papal Army could overcome an Ottoman force nearly twice the size. It would prove a crucial turning point in the Ottoman War.
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Permalinks: Post, Day. Browse Thread: Generals Source: Wikipedia Labels: Hungary, Poland, Ottoman, Turk, Papal. Editor says, in authoring this post we have repurpose content from Wikipedia which reports ~ The Ottoman Army under Sultan Murad II defeated the Hungarian and Polish armies commanded by Władysław III of Poland (also King of Hungary) and Hunyadi J´nos. It was the final battle of the Crusade of Varna. The death of Władysław left Hungary in the hands of the four-year-old Ladislaus Posthumous of Bohemia and Hungary. The defeat also set the stage for the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
~ It might have held off the inevitable for a while, but I do think that the Ottomans were on a roll.
~ But, this could have sent Ottoman advances in other directions, and changed some European history.
~ Might even have crippled them if the morale fell. We'd have a different history for Africa and the Middle East all around.
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