Battle of Varna (1444)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:battle
gptkbp:aftermath End of the Crusade against the Ottomans
gptkbp:casualties High casualties for the Polish side
gptkbp:combatants gptkb:Sultan
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Poland
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Władysław_III_of_Poland
gptkb:Murad_II
gptkbp:date October 10, 1444
gptkbp:fought_in Christian coalition and Ottoman forces
gptkbp:has_ability Estimated 20,000 on Polish side
Estimated 30,000 on Ottoman side
gptkbp:historical_context Part of the Ottoman Wars in Europe
gptkbp:historical_figure gptkb:Vuk_Branković
gptkb:Beyazid_I
gptkb:Radu_the_Great
gptkb:Bishop_of_Szeged
gptkb:Sigismund_of_Luxembourg
gptkb:George_Branković
gptkb:Bishop_of_Pécs
gptkb:Bishop_of_Srem
gptkb:Jan_Zizka
gptkb:Mihailo_Lalić
gptkb:Miloš_Obilić
gptkb:Murad_II
gptkb:Mehmed_II
gptkb:John_Hunyadi
gptkb:Pope_Eugene_IV
gptkb:Vladislav_III_of_Poland
gptkb:Vlad_III_Dracula
gptkb:Bishop_of_Várad
Bishop of Eger
Bishop of Cluj
Bishop of Oradea
Bishop of Zagreb
Bishop of Varna
Despot Stefan Lazarević
Bishop of Buda
Bishop of Kalofer
Bishop of Satu Mare
Bishop of Timișoara
Bishop of Vršac
Cardinal Julian Cesarini
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Middle_Ages
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Varna (1444)
gptkbp:landscape Plains near Varna
gptkbp:legacy Influenced future conflicts in the region
gptkbp:location gptkb:Varna,_Bulgaria
gptkbp:outcome Polish defeat
gptkbp:primary_source Chronicles of the time
gptkbp:result Ottoman victory
gptkbp:significance Decisive battle in the Ottoman expansion into Europe
gptkbp:strategic_importance Control of the Black Sea region
gptkbp:tactics Cavalry charges
gptkbp:type land battle
gptkbp:year 1444
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Hunyadi
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5