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ProudAndZionist:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Belgrade

Siege of Belgrade

The Siege of Belgrade (or Nándorfehérvár) occurred from July 4 to July 22, 1456. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, Ottoman sultan Mehmed II was rallying his resources in order to subjugate the Kingdom of Hungary. His immediate objective was the border fort (Hungarian végvár) of the town of Belgrade (in old Hungarian Nándorfehérvár). John Hunyadi, a Hungarian nobleman and warlord of Hungarian lineage, who had fought many battles against the Ottomans in the previous two decades, prepared the defense of the fortress.
The siege eventually escalated into a major battle, during which Hunyadi led a sudden counterattack that overran the Turkish camp, ultimately compelling the wounded Sultan Mehmet II to lift the siege and retreat. The siege of Belgrade has been characterized as having "decided the fate of Christendom".


Titus Dugovics the Serbian hero of the siege


The great battle

The Noon Bell

Pope Callixtus III ordered the bells of every European church to be rung every day at noon, as a call for believers to pray for the defenders of the city. However, in many countries (like England and Spanish kingdoms), news of the victory arrived before the order, and the ringing of the church bells at noon thus transformed into a commemoration of the victory. The Popes didn't withdraw the order, and Catholic (and the older Protestant) churches still ring the noon bell in the Christian world to this day.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Belgrade

Nik_Srb:
nice,thx for the post ^^

ProudAndZionist:
Hvala.  ;D You are welcome. :) The Serbian hero saved the fort from the muslims!  :dance:

Serbian Canadian:
Great post. PZ, you sure like history. :clap: What happened with that History section idea?

ProudAndZionist:

--- Quote from: Serbian Canadian on July 08, 2009, 03:52:26 PM ---Great post. PZ, you sure like history. :clap: What happened with that History section idea?

--- End quote ---

Chaim says we can post historical threads in the "General discussion".  :'(

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