The Second Battle of Kosovo (Hungarian: második rigómezei csata, Turkish: İkinci Kosova savaşı) (October 17–October 20, 1448) was fought at Kosovo Polje between a coalition of the Kingdom of Hungary and Wallachia lead by John Hunyadi, against an Ottoman-led coalition under Sultan Murad II.
At 1448, John Hunyadi saw the right moment to lead a campaign against the Ottoman Empire. After the Defeat of Varna (1444), he raised another army to attack Ot...
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The Second Battle of Kosovo (Hungarian: második rigómezei csata, Turkish: İkinci Kosova savaşı) (October 17–October 20, 1448) was fought at Kosovo Polje between a coalition of the Kingdom of Hungary and Wallachia lead by John Hunyadi, against an Ottoman-led coalition under Sultan Murad II.
At 1448, John Hunyadi saw the right moment to lead a campaign against the Ottoman Empire. After the Defeat of Varna (1444), he raised another army to attack Ottomans. His strategy was based on an expected revolt of the Balkan people, a surprise attack, and destroying the main force of the Ottomans in a single battle. Hunyadi was totally immodest and led his forces without leaving any escort behind.
The Albanian leader Skanderbeg and his troops moved to join the Hungarian coalition but they were prevented from advancing by the Ottoman vassal Đurađ Branković of Serbia, and delayed from reaching the battlefield. Hunyadi himself never carefully planned a conjunction with the Albanians.
When John Hunyadi...
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