So many useless efforts we might think would have for ever discouraged
the haughty Ottomans; but the more necessary for them the conquest of
Belgrade became, the more it excited their ambition. Soliman II. once
more directed the Turkish arms against the city, in 1521; he at first
had it blockaded by his generals, and then repaired to the scene of
action, to animate his troops by his presence. During six weeks the
walls were mined, a continual fire of artillery was kept up, and every
day furious assaults were given. At length the exhausted garrison was
forced to surrender, and on the 20th of August, 1521, Belgrade became a
Turkish city.