Why was it difficult for the ottomans to capture Constantinople

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Nutka1998 [239]2 years ago

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Constantinople was surrounded on all sides by a defensive wall and was well supplied, making it resistant to sieges. The Ottomans were only able to capture the city due to one of the city gates being left slightly ajar, allowing them to quickly bypass the wall and overrun the defenders.

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