 The Turks took 50,000 men, women and children during that raid, but Smederevo was well-led by Thomas Kantakouzenos.Despite having only 6,000 men, compared to the Ottomans' 20,000, the city withstood.Mehmed the Conqueror besieged Smederevo for the second time and the fortress was besieged by the Ottomans for the third time in 1456, being defended by Serbian forces.