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| commander2 = | strength1 = About 4,000 well-armed and effective troops A motley army of some 60,000 (mostly crusader peasants and citizens of Belgrade) 200 boats | strength2 = 30,000; higher estimates of 100,000 200 vessels | casualties1 = Unknown | casualties2 =13,000 men 200 galleys 300 cannons }} The Siege of Belgrade or Battle of Belgrade or Siege of Nándorfehérvár occurred from July 4–22, 1456. After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Sultan Mehmed II rallied his resources in order to subjugate the Kingdom of Hungary. His immediate objective was the border fort of the town of Belgrade (in old Hungarian ''Nándorfehérvár''). John Hunyadi, the Voivode of Transylvania, who had fought many battles against the Turks in the previous two decades, prepared the defenses of the fortress. The siege eventually escalated into a major battle, during which Hunyadi led a sudden counterattack that overran the Ottoman camp, ultimately compelling the wounded Sultan Mehmed the Conqueror to lift the siege and retreat. The battle had significant consequences, as it stabilized the southern frontiers of the Kingdom of Hungary for more than half a century and thus considerably delaying the Ottoman Muslim advance in Europe. The Pope celebrated the victory as well, as he previously ordered all Catholic kingdoms to pray for the victory of the defenders of Belgrade. This led to the noon bell ritual that is still undertaken in Catholic and old Protestant churches nowadays. Since 22 July 1456, the date when Christian forces led by John Hunyadi and John of Capistrano defeated the Turks besieging Belgrade in 1456 has been a national memorial day in Hungary.〔(Anniversary of 1456 victory over Ottomans becomes memorial day ) politics.hu〕 ==Preparations== At the end of 1455, Hunyadi began preparations for the defence of the city. At his own expense, he provisioned and armed the fortress. Leaving in it a strong garrison under the command of his brother-in-law Mihály Szilágyi and his own eldest son László. Hunyadi then proceeded to form a relief army and an additional fleet of two hundred corvettes. The barons feared Hunyadi's growing power more than the Ottoman threat, and left Hunyadi entirely to his own devices. An Italian Franciscan friar allied to Hunyadi, Giovanni da Capistrano, preached a crusade to attract peasants and local countryside landlords to Hunyadi's cause. The recruits were ill-armed, many with only slings and scythes, but highly moralized. The recruits came under Hunyadi's banner, the core of which consisted of a smaller bands of seasoned mercenaries and a few groups of minor knights. All in all, Hunyadi managed to build a force of 25–30,000 men. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Siege of Belgrade (1456)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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