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Nicopolis 1396

Nicopolis 1396 The Last Crusade - Osprey Military Campaign Series

Paperback (25 Jun 2001)

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Publisher's Synopsis

By the second half of the 14th century, the once mighty Byzantine Empire had been reduced to little more than the city of Constantinople. In 1391 the Ottoman ruler Sultan Bayazid I 'The Lightning' besieged the city. Pope Boniface IX preached a crusade and a French-led army of 10,000 marched east. At Nicopolis they met the Ottoman army in battle. Ignoring the advice of their Hungarian and Transylvanian allies the Crusaders charged the Turks and were in turn smashed by the Ottoman heavy cavalry. This book details how the last Crusade ended on the banks of the Danube as the Crusaders desperately sought to escape from the pursuing Turks.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781841762784
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Pub date:
DEWEY: 956.1015
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 96
Weight: 357g
Height: 248mm
Width: 184mm
Spine width: 9mm