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: Against King Sigismund’s advice to wait and fight defensively, the French and Burgundian knights, led by John the Fearless , insisted on a direct heavy cavalry charge.

The , often referred to as the "Nicopolis Bloodbath" ( Nikápolyi vérfürdő ), took place on September 25, 1396, and resulted in a crushing defeat for the last major international crusader army of the Middle Ages. The battle pitted a Western European coalition led by King Sigismund of Hungary against the expanding Ottoman Empire under Sultan Bayezid I , known as "The Thunderbolt". The Path to Disaster A NIKГЃPOLYI VГ‰RFГњRDЕђ

The term "bloodbath" derives from the brutal end of the conflict and its gruesome aftermath: : Against King Sigismund’s advice to wait and

: Bayezid utilized a sophisticated defense, including hidden reserves and a line of sharpened stakes that forced the armored knights to dismount and fight on foot. The "Bloodbath" and Aftermath The Path to Disaster The term "bloodbath" derives