 The years 1481 – 82 led to more fighting between the Hungarians and Turks . During the fall of 1481 , while Golubac was held by the Ottoman Empire , <unk> Comes Pál Kinizsi undertook an expedition against the Turks in the Temes area . On November 2 , 1481 , he turned his army of 32 @,@ 000 men south towards the Danube , pushing to Kruševac . At Golubac , a thousand Turkish cavalry were killed or taken prisoner , 24 ships were sunk , and <unk> <unk> Bey , pasha of Ottoman @-@ held Smederevo and leader of the Turkish army , was beheaded at the gate by Jakšić , one of Kinizsi 's men . The Turks were forced to retreat and leave the fortress behind . Kinizsi 's foray was only a raid , however , and shortly after he returned to Temes . The Turks , who had suffered heavily but did not lose any land , retook Golubac and quickly improved its fortifications . 
