February 08, 2010

Több is veszett Mohácsnál

For the Turks there is only one Mohács[1]the second[2] one was not even remembered under Mohács name.
Mavi Boncuk
Mohács is seen by many Hungarians as the decisive downward turning point in the country's history, a national trauma that persists in the nation's folk memory. For moments of bad luck, Hungarians still say: "more was lost at Mohács Több is veszett Mohácsnál".

[1] The Battle of Mohács (Hungarian: mohácsi csata or mohácsi vész; Turkish: Mohaç savaşı or Mohaç meydan savaşı; Croatian: Bitka na Mohačkom polju) was fought on August 29, 1526 near Mohács, Hungary. In the battle, forces of the Kingdom of Hungary led by King Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia were defeated by forces of the Ottoman Empire led by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent.

[2]The Second Battle of Mohács (1687), also known as the Battle of 'Berg Harsány', was fought between the forces of Ottoman Sultan Mehmed IV, commanded by the Grand-Vizier Sari Süleyman Paşa, and the forces of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I, commanded by Charles of Lorraine. The result was crushing defeat for the Ottomans. For a year the Ottoman Empire was paralysed, and Imperial Habsburg forces were poised to capture Belgrade and penetrate deep into the Balkans.



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