1453
Capture of Bordeaux
Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
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Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
The capital of Aquitaine is surrendered to the French, England is left with Calais
Captures Constantinople from the Byzantines
A peace Treaty is signed between England & France
Captures Bordeaux again from the English, thereafter the city remains French
Leads a force of 80,000 against only 7,000 defenders. 1st day of the siege of Constantinople which lasts 8 weeks
A naval attack fails
An imperial transport flottila frustrates Turkish attempts to mine the Harbour
Manages to break into Constantinople, the remains of the Roman empire come to an end
Birth of Gonzalo Fernendez de Cordoba, 2nd son of Don Pedro Fernandez de Cordoba, count of Aguilar
Death of Constantine XI, defending Constantinople from Mehmed II
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