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*[[April 2]]: The army of [[Mehmet II]] sets up camp outside [[Constantinople]]. The siege of the city begins. | *[[April 2]]: The army of [[Mehmet II]] sets up camp outside [[Constantinople]]. The siege of the city begins. | ||
*[[April 18]]: Byzantines repel a Turkish night attack during the siege [[Constantinople]]. | *[[April 18]]: Byzantines repel a Turkish night attack during the siege [[Constantinople]]. | ||
| + | *[[April 20]]: Four Byzantine ships break through the Ottoman fleet to supply besieged [[Constantinople]]. | ||
| + | *[[April 22]]: Turkish ships enter the [[Golden Horn]] over land to tighten the noose on besieged [[Constantinople]]. | ||
===May=== | ===May=== | ||
Revision as of 16:07, January 25, 2010
Events
April
- April 2: The army of Mehmet II sets up camp outside Constantinople. The siege of the city begins.
- April 18: Byzantines repel a Turkish night attack during the siege Constantinople.
- April 20: Four Byzantine ships break through the Ottoman fleet to supply besieged Constantinople.
- April 22: Turkish ships enter the Golden Horn over land to tighten the noose on besieged Constantinople.
May
- May 7: Byzantines repel another attack by the army of Mehmet II during the siege of Constantinople.
- May 22: A lunar eclipse occurs while Constantinople is under siege by the Ottoman Turks. The Byzantines take it as a bad omen since an old legend stated that Constantinople would never fall while the Moon was waxing in the sky.
- May 29: The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Turks.
Deaths
May
- May 29: Constantine XI Palaeologus, last Byzantine Emperor.
June
- Date Uncertain: Lucas Notaras, Grand Duke of the Byzantine empire (executed).