The Battle of Varna

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In 1444, the Battle of Varna occurs and the European forces get crushed in that now, the Byzantines were completely on their own. No significant help was going to come from the West. The people inside of the city could only at this point stock up on food and weapons and a hope that their defenses would be able to save them again. They didn't like draft some men. They did what they had to do. And it gets worse for the city's inhabitants later. We'll talk about Hui Force soon.

The fall of Constantinople, also known as the conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of the capital of the Byzantine Empire by the Ottoman Empire. The city was captured on 29 May 1453 as part of the culmination of a 53-day siege which had begun on 6 April.

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