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The Battle of Breadfield represents the most significant engagement that occurred in Transylvania during the Ottoman–Hungarian Wars up to that point, occurring on 13 October 1479, on the Breadfield adjacent to the Saxon village of Alkenyér, near the Maros River. This battle resulted in a crucial victory for both the Kingdom of Hungary and the Serbian Despotate. The coalition forces comprised Hungarian, Szekler, Serbian, Transylvanian Saxon troops, along with some Vlach volunteers, and according to certain accounts, Poles, Moldavians, Ruthenians, Lithuanians, Germans, and Bohemians also played a role in the conflict. The Hungarian forces were commanded by Pál Kinizsi, István Báthory, Vuk Branković, and Basarab Laiotă cel Bătrân. Since ascending to the Hungarian throne in 1458, King Matthias had been engaged in battles against the Turks, and in 1463, he took control of the northern regions of Bosnia. However, this engagement did not escalate into a full-scale war. Between 1474 and 1475, Turkish marauders launched multiple assaults on Transylvania and Vojvodina, resulting in the depopulation of certain areas, with numerous villages left deserted by their residents. Following the conclusion of the Ottoman–Venetian War, 1463–1479, a substantial Ottoman force assembled near present-day Smederevo in Serbia. Upon receiving this intelligence, as recorded by Miklós Pozsegai in his testament dated 11 July in Garignica, King Matthias instructed Stephen V Báthory, the Voivode of Transylvania, and his general Pál Kinizsi to prepare for mobilization. The Ottoman army entered Transylvania on 9 October near Kelnek, led by Ali Koca Bey. The Akıncıs launched attacks on several villages, homesteads, and market towns, capturing numerous Hungarians, Vlachs, and Saxons. While the Turks continued their pillaging and abductions, Báthory and Kinizsi readied their forces to confront the Ottomans. The Ottoman contingent primarily consisted of Akıncıs, Rumelian Spakhs, and Azaps, supplemented by a few Janissaries and potentially some artillery. Báthory opted to wait until the Turks had fatigued from their march and looting, and once the Ottomans had amassed too much plunder to maintain their speed, he launched his attack. The conflict began in the afternoon. Báthory was unseated from his horse, and the Ottomans nearly captured him; however, a nobleman named Antal Nagy swiftly rescued the voivode. As the battle unfolded, the Ottomans initially gained the upper hand, but Kinizsi led a charge against the Turks with the Hungarian heavy cavalry, supported by 900 Serbs under Jakšić and massive entourage of the king. Ali Bey was compelled to retreat. Kinizsi then manoeuvred laterally to decisively strike the Turkish centre, prompting Isa Bey to withdraw shortly thereafter. The few surviving Turks fled into the mountains, where most were killed by local inhabitants. The hero of the battle was Pál Kinizsi, the renowned Hungarian general known for his Herculean strength, serving the Black Army of Hungary of Matthias Corvinus. The Ottoman forces suffered significant casualties, with several thousand men lost, including Malkoçoğlu and Isa Bey, along with two other beys. The battle of Breadfield represented a substantial psychological triumph for the Hungarians, resulting in the Ottoman Turks refraining from attacking southern Hungary and Transylvania for many subsequent years. #History

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