Targoviste, Transylvania

Targoviste was the third capital city of Wallachia and site of an assassination attempt of the Ottoman sultan by Vlad the Impaler.  Unbeknownst to Vlad the sultan was already gone on the night that he attacked the Turkish camp.

Inflicting significant casualties, Vlad won the battle, but he lost the war.  He was later imprisoned by the Hungarians and his brother Radu, a favourite with the Turks, succeeded him.

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