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Battle of Breadfield

1479 · 15th century · Also known as Battle of Kenyérmező · Part of the Ottoman–Hungarian wars

The Battle of Breadfield (Kenyérmező) was fought on 13 October 1479 near Orăștie in Transylvania, where Hungarian forces under Stephen Báthory and Paul Kinizsi destroyed a large Ottoman raiding army. It was the greatest Hungarian victory over the Ottomans in the reign of Matthias Corvinus and kept Transylvania free of major raids for years.

Battle of Breadfield
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Battle of Breadfield. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/battle-of-breadfield
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