Second Battle of Kosovo

Timeline

1. 1448Southern Serbia · SerbiaAfter the disaster at Varna, Hunyadi reorganized his forces, allying with Wallachia, Moldavia, and Serbian Despot Đurađ Branković, and led a large army south to recover lost territory, advancing toward Kosovo.
2. 1448Kosovo Polje · KosovoMurad II drew up the Ottoman main army on the Kosovo Plain, and the two sides fought for several days. The coalition's initial offensive was repulsed, the Wallachian troops on the flank withdrew, and Hunyadi's center, hard-pressed, saw its line finally collapse.
3. 1448Kosovo · KosovoThe coalition forces fled in rout, and Hunyadi was captured during the retreat, later being released and returning to Hungary through diplomatic mediation. The Ottomans consolidated control over southern Serbia, and the Hungarian frontier remained under long-term pressure, unable to launch large-scale counteroffensives until the Siege of Belgrade in 1456.