to Central Europe at times until the Battle of Vienna in 1683. Literature and art It is claimed that, after the defeat and while he and his army were retreating into Bulgaria, this sound defeat as well as the ensuing loss of no less than 24,000 of his best soldiers, angered Mehmed in such a manner that, in an uncontrollable fit of fury, he wounded a number of his generals with his own sword, just prior to their executions. The Sultan later came into conflict with Stephen III of Moldavia, resulting in an even worse defeat at Battle of Vaslui and later a pyrrhic victory at the Battle of Valea Albă. An English poet and playwright Hannah Brand wrote five-act tragedy about the battle and siege of Belgrade, which was first performed in 1791. A fictional account from the viewpoint of a Christian mercenary is Christian Cameron, Tom Swan and the Siege of Belgrade from 2014 to 2015. References Bibliography 1456 in Europe Military history of Belgrade 15th century in Serbia 15th century in Hungary Belgrade Belgrade 1456 Belgrade (1456) Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade 15th century in Belgrade 1456 in the Ottoman Empire