TOWER OF STEPHEN THE GREAT, RISED TO REMEMBER A BATTLE WON AGAINST THE BLACK ARMY (FEKETE SEREG) LED BY HUNGARIAN KING HUNYADI MATYAS, IN 1467. AFTER NINE YEARS, IN 1476, KING MATHIAS, EVEN WOUNDED IN THE BATTLE OF BAIA, HELPED STEPHEN AGAINST THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE, WHOSE ARMY ENTERED MOLDAVIA, THE REALM OF STEPHEN.IT IS WRITTEN THAT STEPHEN LOST ONLY TWO BATTLES IN HIS LONG REIGN(1457-1504), THE FIRST IN 1462, WHEN HE LAID A SIEGE ON CHILIA FORTRESS, LOCATED IN DANUBE DELTA. THE HUNGARIAN GARISON MANAGED TO RESIST, AND DURING THE FIGHTS STEPHEN WAS WOUNDED IN ONE OF HIS KNEES. THE SECOND BATTLE LOST WAS AGAINST THE TURKS.
BAIA MARE IS A CITY LOCATED IN NORTHERN TRANSYLVANIA.
NO, NOT TAKEN IN INDIA.
PICTURES BY LUCIAN MARES.
