Battle of Kunovica

Battle of Kunovica
Part of the Crusade of Varna

Suva Planina
Date2 or 5 January 1444
Location
Kunovica, between Niš and Pirot, Ottoman Empire (modern-day Serbia)
43°10′49″N 22°10′34″E / 43.18028°N 22.17611°E / 43.18028; 22.17611
Result Christian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary
Kingdom of Croatia
Kingdom of Poland
Serbian Despotate
Papal States
Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Władysław III
John Hunyadi
Đurađ Branković
Julian Cesarini
Mahmud Çelebi (POW)

The Battle of Kunovica or Battle at Kunovitsa was fought between crusaders led by John Hunyadi and the armies of the Ottoman Empire on 2 or 5 January 1444, near the mountain Kunovica (Suva Planina) between Pirot and Niš, in present-day Serbia. It was part of the larger Crusade of Varna.