Siege of Novo Brdo (1440–1441)

Siege of Novo Brdo
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Serbian–Ottoman Wars

Remnants of the Novo Brdo Fortress
DateOctober 1440 – 27 June 1441
Location
Novo Brdo, Serbian Despotate
42°36′54″N 21°25′02″E / 42.61500°N 21.41722°E / 42.61500; 21.41722
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate Republic of Ragusa
Commanders and leaders
Murad II
Hadım Şehabeddin		 Đurađ Branković
Voivode Prijezda
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy casualties of the population of Novo Brdo

The siege of Novo Brdo was a military blockade of Novo Brdo, an important fortified mining town in the Serbian Despotate, by the forces of the Ottoman Empire. The siege began in 1440 and lasted until the capture of the fortress on 27 June 1441. During the siege, the Serbian garrison was supported by the local community of citizens of the Republic of Ragusa.

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