Three Days in a Moldavian Monastery, and the Letter That Broke the Ottoman Advance
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Three Days in a Moldavian Monastery, and the Letter That Broke the Ottoman Advance

A Moldavian prince with an impossible army defeated the Ottomans four times in a row—then got excommunicated for winning.

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Medieval EuropeOttoman EmpireEastern EuropeMilitary HistoryForgotten RulersCrusadesRomania Moldova15th Century

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