1. Assault on Esztergom

    · Esztergom, Hungary

    Assault on Esztergom
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    Batu directed the Mongol assault on Esztergom; the city was devastated, but the citadel resisted and the siege was abandoned. The January 1242 assault followed the Mongol capture of the lower city in late 1241.

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