Siege of Novo Brdo (1455)

Siege of Novo Brdo
Part of the 1455 Ottoman invasion of Serbia

Novo Brdo Fortress Layout
DateMay – June 1455
Location
Serbian Despotate, Novo Brdo
42°36′N 21°26′E / 42.600°N 21.433°E / 42.600; 21.433
Result Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Serbian Despotate
Commanders and leaders
Mehmed the Conqueror
Ishak Bey		 Demetrios Jakšic
Konstantin Mihailović
Strength
50,000 Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown

Heavy troop losses

  • All the people of the castle were taken prisoner
  • 320 people were recruited to the Janissaries
  • 700 Serbian women were conscripted into the army

The siege of Novo Brdo was a successful siege led by Mehmed the Conqueror and Ishak Bey on Novo Brdo, defended by Demetrios Jakšic, during the Second Serbian campaign in 1455.

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