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1498
In this year, the Ottoman Empire completely collapsed. Bulgaria and Venice joined together in a military coalition to take down the remainder of the Ottomans. They received financial aid from Wallachia, Moldavia, and Crimea, former vassals of the Ottomans, who were all eager to bring about the destruction of their former oppressor. By 28 April, Venetian armies overran most of the remaining Ottoman Anatolia. On 5 May, Venice and Bulgaria instigated a siege of Constantinople. Sultan Muhammad and his remaining army of 15,000 men resisted heavily, managing to hold off the superior Venetian-Bulgarian force of nearly 30,000 men. As a result, the siege dragged out over many months. Finally, on December 3, a Venetian fleet managed to break Ottoman fortifications on the Golden Horn and pour troops into the center of the city, overwhelming the defenders and breaking the walls. The Sultan himself was killed and Constantinople fell. Thus, the Ottoman Empire had ended, and its control of 45 years over the old Byzantine capital was at an end. The city itself was split in two: Bulgaria annexed the European half, while Venice incorporated the Asian half.
The Kalmar Union began to disintegrate. On 19 February, a group of Swedish noblemen gathered in Stockholm and proclaimed the reestablishment of the independent Kingdom of Sweden, naming their leader, Gustavus Vasa, the new King of Sweden. The rebellion however, only controlled Stockholm at its establishment. It quickly spread throughout much of the country, gaining support of most of the population. On 25 February, Norwegian noblemen gathered in Christiania (Oslo) also proclaimed the reestablishment of Norway. King John of Denmark sent his armies into Scandinavia, attempting to reassert control. Thus a devastating civil war had begun.
Lambert O'Neill's forces defeated a British army of 18,000 men at the Battle of Dublin, capturing the historic Irish capital city. By this point, the Irish rebels controlled half of the island. This would be the greatest extent of their rebellion. Emperor Henry I of Great Britain, alarmed by the Irish victories, immediately mustered a force of nearly 30,000 British and 5,000 Normandian troops, determined to crush the rebellion. The Emperor raised taxes, established military levies, and placed experienced generals in charge of his armies. On June 3, this new army landed in southern Ireland, consolidating itself in Wexford, still held by the British government.
In this year, the Ottoman Empire completely collapsed. Bulgaria and Venice joined together in a military coalition to take down the remainder of the Ottomans. They received financial aid from Wallachia, Moldavia, and Crimea, former vassals of the Ottomans, who were all eager to bring about the destruction of their former oppressor. By 28 April, Venetian armies overran most of the remaining Ottoman Anatolia. On 5 May, Venice and Bulgaria instigated a siege of Constantinople. Sultan Muhammad and his remaining army of 15,000 men resisted heavily, managing to hold off the superior Venetian-Bulgarian force of nearly 30,000 men. As a result, the siege dragged out over many months. Finally, on December 3, a Venetian fleet managed to break Ottoman fortifications on the Golden Horn and pour troops into the center of the city, overwhelming the defenders and breaking the walls. The Sultan himself was killed and Constantinople fell. Thus, the Ottoman Empire had ended, and its control of 45 years over the old Byzantine capital was at an end. The city itself was split in two: Bulgaria annexed the European half, while Venice incorporated the Asian half.
The Kalmar Union began to disintegrate. On 19 February, a group of Swedish noblemen gathered in Stockholm and proclaimed the reestablishment of the independent Kingdom of Sweden, naming their leader, Gustavus Vasa, the new King of Sweden. The rebellion however, only controlled Stockholm at its establishment. It quickly spread throughout much of the country, gaining support of most of the population. On 25 February, Norwegian noblemen gathered in Christiania (Oslo) also proclaimed the reestablishment of Norway. King John of Denmark sent his armies into Scandinavia, attempting to reassert control. Thus a devastating civil war had begun.
Lambert O'Neill's forces defeated a British army of 18,000 men at the Battle of Dublin, capturing the historic Irish capital city. By this point, the Irish rebels controlled half of the island. This would be the greatest extent of their rebellion. Emperor Henry I of Great Britain, alarmed by the Irish victories, immediately mustered a force of nearly 30,000 British and 5,000 Normandian troops, determined to crush the rebellion. The Emperor raised taxes, established military levies, and placed experienced generals in charge of his armies. On June 3, this new army landed in southern Ireland, consolidating itself in Wexford, still held by the British government.