The Siege of Belgrade 1456: How a Dying 70-Year-Old and an Army of Peasants Stopped the Ottoman Empire In July 1456, Sultan Mehmed II—the conqueror who shattered Constantinople's walls—brought 60,000 soldiers, 200 warships, and the most advanced siege artillery in the world to destroy one fortress: Belgrade. Defending it: 5,000 exhausted troops, a dying commander, and an army of peasant crusaders with farm tools. What happened next defied every rule of warfare and changed European history for 70
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The Siege of Belgrade 1456: How a Dying 70-Year-Old and an Army of Peasants Stopped the Ottoman Empire In July 1456, Sultan Mehmed II—the conqueror who shattered Constantinople's walls—brought 60,000 soldiers, 200 warships, and the most advanced siege artillery in the world to destroy one fortress: Belgrade. Defending it: 5,000 exhausted troops, a dying commander, and an army of peasant crusaders with farm tools. What happened next defied every rule of warfare and changed European history for 70
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