Battle of Melstica
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| Battle of Melstica | |||||||
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| Part of the Crusade of Varna and the Hungarian–Ottoman Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Kingdom of Hungary  Kingdom of Croatia  Kingdom of Poland  Serbian Despotate |
 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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John Hunyadi |
Murad II[1] Kasim Pasha[2] Turahan Bey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy[1] | Heavy | ||||||
The Battle of the Melstica was fought between the army of the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in 1443.
After the crusader forces were defeated at the Battle of Zlatitsa they were forced to march back home due to the harsh winter and the Ottomans ability to defend their positions. Hunyadi defended the rear guard of the army before the battle took place.[3][1]
Battle
Sources differ from one another about the battle and its outcome. According to some sources the ottomans did not engage the Hungarians to a "larger" degree and thus the outcome of the battle is inconclusive.[1][4]
While other sources say that the Ottomans did engage the Hungarians which saw the Hungarians on the winners side.[5][2][6][7]