Complete the sentence about Trnava with the correct year: On 24 June ______, a small group of Hussites masked as tradesmen entered the town, overcame the guards in the night, and captured the town without a fight.
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. 1432
Trnava is a city in western Slovakia and the capital of the Trnava Region. On 24 June 1432 a small group of Hussites disguised as tradesmen got into the town, overpowered the guards during the night and took it without a fight. They then made Trnava the centre of their campaigns in the northwest of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1432 to 1435.
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