Fall of Constantinople (1453)

Fall of Constantinople (Ottoman Empire & 30x20px Serbian Despotate vs Byzantine Empire & Genoese mercenaries & Venetian volunteers & Kingdom of Sicily & Crown of Aragon (Catalan retinue) & Orhan Çelebi loyalists) took place in 1453 during Byzantine–Ottoman Wars.

Battle facts

• Year: 1453
• Date: 1453-05-29
• Era: Early Modern
• Conflict: Byzantine–Ottoman Wars
• Side A: Ottoman Empire, 30x20px Serbian Despotate
• Side B: Byzantine Empire, Genoese mercenaries, Venetian volunteers, Kingdom of Sicily, Crown of Aragon (Catalan retinue), Orhan Çelebi loyalists
• Commanders (A): Mehmed II, Halil Pasha, Zagan Pasha, Suleiman Baltoghlu, Karaca Pasha
• Commanders (B): Constantine XI, Loukas Notaras, Theophilos Palaiologos, Demetrios Kantakouzenos, Giovanni Giustiniani
• Casualties: 200–18,000 (first day) Heavy: 15,000–50,000 (disputed) (side A), 4,500 soldiers killed in action 30,000–50,000 enslaved (side B)
• Outcome: Ottoman victory
• Coordinates: 41.030°, 28.935°

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