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The Hungarian nobles, who still do not …
Years: 1526 - 1526
July
The Hungarian nobles, who still do not realize the dimensions of the approaching danger, do not heed their King's call to arms.
Louis II orders them to encamp on July 2 but no one reports on this day—not even the King.
Only when Louis himself furnishes an example with his appearance in the camp do things start to move.
The Hungarian war council—without waiting for their reinforcements only a few days march away—makes a serious tactical error by choosing the battlefield near Mohács, an open but uneven plain with some swampy marshes.
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- Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Ferdinand I
- Francis I of France
- John I Zápolya
- Louis II of Hungary
- Mary of Hungary
- Pál Tomori
- Suleiman I “the Magnificent”
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- Islam
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Croatia, Kingdom of
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Transylvania (Hungarian governate)
- Ottoman Empire
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
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Years: 1526 - 1526
July
Locations
People
- Anne of Bohemia and Hungary
- Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Ferdinand I
- Francis I of France
- John I Zápolya
- Louis II of Hungary
- Mary of Hungary
- Pál Tomori
- Suleiman I “the Magnificent”
Groups
- Islam
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Croatia, Kingdom of
- Austria, Archduchy of
- Hungary, Kingdom of
- France, (Valois) Kingdom of
- Holy Roman Empire
- Transylvania (Hungarian governate)
- Ottoman Empire
- Habsburg Monarchy, or Empire
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions