On June 17, 1462, Vlad Tepes, also known as Vlad III The Impaler, or simply Dracula, conducted a night raid against his Turkish enemy, Mehmed II.

2023年3月7日 · Here are 10 facts about the man who inspired fear and legends for centuries to come. 1. His family name means “dragon” The name Dracul was given to Vlad’s father Vlad II by his fellow knights who belonged to a Christian crusading order known as the Order of the Dragon. Dracul translates to “dragon” in Romanian.

Vlad III, commonly known as Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș [ ˈ v l a d ˈ ts e p e ʃ ]) or Vlad Dracula (/ ˈdrækjʊlə, - jə -/; Romanian: Vlad Drăculea [ ˈ d r ə k u l e̯a ]; 1428/31 – 1476/77), was Voivode of Wallachia three times between 1448 and his death in 1476/77.

2016年8月17日 · Families can be a place of support, but also of danger. This dichotomy is clear in the family histories of the clan of Dracula and their Ottoman opponents.

2024年12月7日 · The Night Attack occurred during the Ottoman campaign to conquer Wallachia, a region in present-day Romania. Vlad the Impaler, also known as Vlad III or Vlad Dracula, led the Wallachian forces. Sultan Mehmed II, the conqueror of …

On the night of June 17, 1462, Dracula carried out a counterattack by carrying out an attack directly on the Sultan’s camp. Dracula’s intention was to kill the sultan and thus behead his army. The assassination of the sultan, however, failed.

2022年7月7日 · A lot of contemporary media depicts Vlad the Impaler as the ominous Count Dracula. Meanwhile, in parts of Eastern Europe, Vlad becomes viewed in a different light, an anti-hero, a just but...

2024年8月29日 · Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431–1476/77), was a member of the House of Drăculești, a branch of the House of Basarab, also known by his patronymic name: Dracula. He was posthumously dubbed Vlad the Impaler (Romanian: Vlad Țepeș), and was a three-time Voivode of Wallachia , ruling mainly from 1456 to 1462, the period of the incipient ...

2019年6月17日 · The historic Dracula wins a dramatic nighttime victory against a much larger Ottoman army, though the spoils of his success were short-lived.

As strategic as ever, Vlad harassed the Ottoman forces with night attacks. He further undermined them by destroying food sources and poisoning water wells that they might use. On June 16, Vlad and a few of his men dressed as Turks and entered the enemy camp in an attempt to assassinate or capture the Sultan.