History Under Siege: The 20 Most Significant Invasions of All Time - History Collection
5. The Ottoman Conquest of Constantinople (1453)
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The 1453 siege and fall of Constantinople to Sultan Mehmed II marked the end of the Byzantine Empire and the Middle Ages. Unlike earlier unsuccessful sieges, Mehmed’s use of massive cannons...
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