A month before this battle, the victorious side crossed the Sava River and seized the fortress of Petervarad.
A month before this battle, the victorious side crossed the Sava River and seized the fortress of Petervarad.The defeated army in this battle was commanded by the Archbishop of Kolocsa and its ruler was woundedand drowned from the weight of his armor in the Csele River. The result of this battle was overturned in a1687 battle at the (*) same site won by Charles V of Lorraine. The losing general in this battle was Pal Tomori, andthe death of the king he served meant that after this battle, the Crown of St. Stephen went to the House of Habsburg.The winner of this battle defeated a frontal cavalry charge with his janissaries and went on to sack and then retreatfrom Buda. For 10 points, name this 1526 defeat of Louis II by Suleiman the Magnificent that led to the Ottomanconquest of Hungary.
A month before this battle, the victorious side crossed the Sava River and seized the fortress of Petervarad.
Battle of Mohacs [pronounced "MO-hatch"]