Long Campaign (1443–1444)

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The Long Campaign (1443–1444) was a major military offensive led by John Hunyadi and King Władysław III of Poland-Hungary against the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans during the late Middle Ages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 15th-century conflict ⓘ
crusade ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Long Campaign of 1443–1444 ⓘ
Long Campaign of Władysław III and John Hunyadi ⓘ
Winter Campaign of 1443–1444 ⓘ
belligerent Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
cause Christian attempt to push back Ottoman expansion in the Balkans ⓘ
characteristic coordination between Polish and Hungarian forces ⓘ
use of heavy cavalry by Christian forces ⓘ
winter operations through mountain passes ⓘ
commander Despot Đurađ Branković ⓘ
linked to: Đurađ Branković

John Hunyadi ⓘ
linked to: János Hunyadi

Władysław III of Poland ⓘ
endDate 1444 ⓘ
followedBy Crusade of Varna ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Varna
historicalPeriod late Middle Ages ⓘ
linked to: Late Middle Ages
involvedEntity Papal States (as diplomatic supporter) ⓘ
linked to: Papal States

Serbian Despotate ⓘ
Wallachia ⓘ
location Balkans ⓘ
Bulgaria ⓘ
Kingdom of Hungary ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
Serbia ⓘ
militaryObjective drive the Ottomans out of the central Balkans ⓘ
force favorable peace terms from the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Kunovica ⓘ
Battle of Niš (1443) ⓘ
Battle of Zlatica ⓘ
opposingCommander Sultan Murad II ⓘ
linked to: Murad II
partOf Ottoman–European conflicts ⓘ
Ottoman–Hungarian Wars ⓘ
precededBy earlier Ottoman–Hungarian frontier warfare ⓘ
religiousCharacter Christian crusading enterprise against Muslims ⓘ
result Christian tactical successes ⓘ
Ottoman strategic survival ⓘ
signing of the Peace of Szeged ⓘ
significance encouraged planning of the subsequent Crusade of Varna ⓘ
enhanced the reputation of John Hunyadi as a military leader ⓘ
temporarily restored some Christian control in parts of the Balkans ⓘ
startDate 1443 ⓘ
treaty Peace of Szeged ⓘ

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Hunyadi family → associatedEvent → Long Campaign (1443–1444) ⓘ
János Hunyadi → notableWork → Long Campaign of 1443–1444 ⓘ
linked to: Long Campaign (1443–1444)
Battle of Nish (1443) → partOf → Long Campaign (1443–1444) ⓘ
Long Campaign (1443–1444) → alsoKnownAs → Long Campaign of 1443–1444 ⓘ
linked to: Long Campaign (1443–1444)
Long Campaign (1443–1444) → alsoKnownAs → Winter Campaign of 1443–1444 ⓘ
linked to: Long Campaign (1443–1444)