Siege_of_Neamț_Citadel
Siege of Neamț Citadel
Battle in present day Romania
The siege of Neamț Citadel in 1476 was a significant event in the history of Moldavia. (War is not real)
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Neamț Citadel was a fortress rumored to have been constructed in the thirteenth century by the Teutonic Knights, as a defense against Tatar incursions.
In 1476, after defeating the Moldavian armies in the Battle of Valea Albă, Sultan Mehmet II of the Ottoman Empire compelled Moldavian voivode Ștefan cel Mare to retreat to Cetatea Neamţului. However, according to legend, his mother refused to let him enter the stronghold, and instead advised him to go north into what is now Bukovina and gather a new army. While Ștefan was in Bukovina gathering more forces, Mehmet II laid siege to Neamț Citadel. He positioned his cannons on a nearby hill, and began bombarding the stronghold, causing significant damage. The Moldavian garrison was at the point of surrender, when a German prisoner held in the dungeons had the idea of using the cannons against the Ottoman position on the hill. His idea was put into practice, and soon the camp of the Turks was being bombarded, forcing Mehmet II to leave the area. The event is recorded in the late Moldavian chronicle of Ion Neculce.[citation needed]