Hungarian–Ottoman War (1437–1442)
The Hungarian–Ottoman War (1437–1442) was the seventh confrontation between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. The war ended with a Hungarian victory after a decisive clash at Iron Gates in 1442 where the Hungarian forces under John Hunyadi's command defeated a large Ottoman army.
| Hungarian–Ottoman War (1437–1442) | |||||||||
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| Part of Ottoman–Hungarian wars | |||||||||
Battle of the Iron Gates | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
(Personal union between Hungary and Poland) Serbian DespotateTaborites Kingdom of Bosnia |
Ottoman Empire Wallachia | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Sigismund of Luxembourg John Hunyadi Albert II Władysław III of Poland Jan of Tęczyn Michael Ország Stephen Rozgonyi John Jiskra of Brandýs Lazar Branković Ivan Talovac Nicholas of Ilok |
Murad II Isa Bey Ishaković Ali Bey Evrenosoğlu Hadım Şehabeddin Vlad II Dracul | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 1442: 15,000 | 1442: 80,000 | ||||||||
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