4 4 0 , ▁after ▁the ▁failure ▁at ▁Bel grade , ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁forces ▁commanded ▁by ▁be y ler bey ▁or ▁Rum elia ▁Had ı m ▁ Ş e hab ed din , ▁again ▁bes ie ged ▁Nov o ▁Br do . ▁ ▁The ▁g arrison ed ▁Ser bian ▁forces ▁were ▁also ▁supported ▁by ▁citizens ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁R ag usa , ▁R ag usa ▁having ▁instruct ed ▁their ▁subjects ▁in ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁to ▁help ▁defend ▁the ▁town . ▁R ag us ans , ▁who ▁were ▁pre domin antly ▁mer ch ants , ▁were ▁pract ically ▁forced ▁to ▁resist ▁the ▁Ott om ans ▁because ▁otherwise ▁their ▁property ▁in ▁Nov o ▁Br do ▁would ▁be ▁conf isc ated , ▁like ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁R ag us an ▁mer ch ants ▁who ▁happened ▁to ▁be ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁when ▁the ▁sie ge ▁began ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁it . ▁ ▁Desp ot ▁ Đ ura đ ▁B rank ović ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁tra ve led ▁from ▁Hung ary ▁to ▁Z eta , ▁accompanied ▁with ▁several ▁hundred ▁caval ry ▁and ▁voj v oda ▁Pet ar ▁Sp ani . ▁They ▁first ▁went ▁to ▁Zag reb , ▁to ▁ Đ ura đ ' s ▁sister ▁Kat arina ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁wife ▁of ▁Ulrich ▁II , ▁Count ▁of ▁Cel je . ▁Then ▁B rank ović ▁arrived ▁at ▁R ag usa ▁( D ub rov nik ) ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁July ▁ 1 4 4 0 ▁and ▁after ▁several ▁days