The Nicopolis Crusade was a failed effort in 1396 to stop the expansion of the Ottoman Empire. Lack of competent leadership, numbers, and supplies was what doomed the expedition and allowed Bayezid of the Ottoman Empire to mop them up. Assuming the crusade was able to get more numbers (England and France were supposed to contribute more but tensions between the two nations prevented that, so there needs to be a way to resolve that problem) which could mean more supplies as well, could the crusade get better success? Could the crusade get better leadership too?
Assuming the Nicopolis Crusade occurs does it allow the Byzantine Empire more time to survive? Is it still doomed in the end? I read that the goal of the Nicopolis Crusade was to break the siege at Constantinople so assuming the battle at Nicopolis succeeds the crusaders can definitely relieve Constantinople. How far could the crusade goal and how it the history of the Ottomans impacted? Could the crusaders even set up crusader states in western Anatolia? Do the Byzantines get back Rumelia? What other effects could we see?
Assuming the Nicopolis Crusade occurs does it allow the Byzantine Empire more time to survive? Is it still doomed in the end? I read that the goal of the Nicopolis Crusade was to break the siege at Constantinople so assuming the battle at Nicopolis succeeds the crusaders can definitely relieve Constantinople. How far could the crusade goal and how it the history of the Ottomans impacted? Could the crusaders even set up crusader states in western Anatolia? Do the Byzantines get back Rumelia? What other effects could we see?