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The year is 1443. More than 5 wars were fought for the past 80 years against the turks. Some of them successful, and some of them not. On 1 January 1443 Pope Eugene IV published a crusading bull. In early May, it was reported "that the Turks were in a bad state and that it would be easy to expel them from Europe". War was proclaimed against Sultan Murad II at the diet of Buda on Palm Sunday 1443, and with an army of 60,000 men, mostly consisting of Magyars, Bulgarians and Romanians, Hunyadi crossed the Balkan Mountain and entered the Ottoman territory. The crusaders, led by the Ivan Shishman-Bassarab (Emperor of Bulgaria and Romania), Władysław (King of Poland and Hungary), Hunyadi and Branković, attacked in mid-October. They correctly expected that Murad would not be able quickly to mobilize his army, which consisted mainly of fief-holding cavalrymen (timariots) who needed to collect the harvest to pay taxes. Hunyadi's experience of winter campaigns from 1441–42 added to the crusaders' advantage. They also had better armor, often rendering the Ottoman weapons useless. Murad could not rely on the loyalty of his troops from Rumelia, and had difficulties countering Hungarian tactics.
Between June and August 1444, negotiations for a treaty were carried out, first in Edirne, and then in Szeged, but were unsuccessful. Then the Hungarians and their allies resumed the crusade. On 10 November 1444 the two armies clashed at the Battle of Varna (near the Black Sea fortress of Varna, Bulgaria). The Ottomans were defeated and lost more than 30 000 men,while the crusaders lost their King - Władysław III of Poland (also King of Hungary), the Bulgaro-Romanian emperor - Ivan Shishman-Bassarab plus over 20,000 men. The signed peace treaty gave back to Bulgaro-Romania some land south of the Balkan Mountain - around Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas.
This lead us to this very moment. Hungary fell back into civil war until Hunyadi was elected Regent for the infant Ladislaus in June 1446. Branković retained control over Serbia, while in the Bulgaro-Romanian state a young and extremely talented prince is being crowned as a the new Emperor - Vlad Shishman-Bassarab
Traditions and ambition:
For the past 80 years numerous generations have fought to defend the country against the Ottoman invasion. This led to a huge militarization of the state. Every boy over the age of 13 and every other person who could walk, even many women, were recruited in the army. During peace times, they were practicing non-stop - from dawn till dusk, because the Ottoman threat still exist and will continue to exist in the near future. Every possible technological advancement is also implemented in order to help the national effort.
Ideas:
Part 2 coming by the end of the week
The year is 1443. More than 5 wars were fought for the past 80 years against the turks. Some of them successful, and some of them not. On 1 January 1443 Pope Eugene IV published a crusading bull. In early May, it was reported "that the Turks were in a bad state and that it would be easy to expel them from Europe". War was proclaimed against Sultan Murad II at the diet of Buda on Palm Sunday 1443, and with an army of 60,000 men, mostly consisting of Magyars, Bulgarians and Romanians, Hunyadi crossed the Balkan Mountain and entered the Ottoman territory. The crusaders, led by the Ivan Shishman-Bassarab (Emperor of Bulgaria and Romania), Władysław (King of Poland and Hungary), Hunyadi and Branković, attacked in mid-October. They correctly expected that Murad would not be able quickly to mobilize his army, which consisted mainly of fief-holding cavalrymen (timariots) who needed to collect the harvest to pay taxes. Hunyadi's experience of winter campaigns from 1441–42 added to the crusaders' advantage. They also had better armor, often rendering the Ottoman weapons useless. Murad could not rely on the loyalty of his troops from Rumelia, and had difficulties countering Hungarian tactics.
Between June and August 1444, negotiations for a treaty were carried out, first in Edirne, and then in Szeged, but were unsuccessful. Then the Hungarians and their allies resumed the crusade. On 10 November 1444 the two armies clashed at the Battle of Varna (near the Black Sea fortress of Varna, Bulgaria). The Ottomans were defeated and lost more than 30 000 men,while the crusaders lost their King - Władysław III of Poland (also King of Hungary), the Bulgaro-Romanian emperor - Ivan Shishman-Bassarab plus over 20,000 men. The signed peace treaty gave back to Bulgaro-Romania some land south of the Balkan Mountain - around Sofia, Plovdiv and Burgas.
This lead us to this very moment. Hungary fell back into civil war until Hunyadi was elected Regent for the infant Ladislaus in June 1446. Branković retained control over Serbia, while in the Bulgaro-Romanian state a young and extremely talented prince is being crowned as a the new Emperor - Vlad Shishman-Bassarab
Traditions and ambition:
For the past 80 years numerous generations have fought to defend the country against the Ottoman invasion. This led to a huge militarization of the state. Every boy over the age of 13 and every other person who could walk, even many women, were recruited in the army. During peace times, they were practicing non-stop - from dawn till dusk, because the Ottoman threat still exist and will continue to exist in the near future. Every possible technological advancement is also implemented in order to help the national effort.
Ideas:
Part 2 coming by the end of the week
