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359:(now Oradea in Romania), because its captain refused to do homage to him. Before their arrival, an Ottoman army laid siege to Várad. Moses and his Székely warriors routed a band of Ottoman and Tatar marauders near the town, and the Ottoman army withdrew from the principality.
173:(now Iernut in Romania) with a sword in his mouth and killed one of Bekes's warriors in a duel. His bravery was noticed by Báthory who made him the commander of his Székely guards. Moses Székely was the first to lead an attack against Bekes's army in the decisive
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Transylvania, but his rule proved unstable, as his Tartarian mercenaries outdid Basta's troops in cruelty and
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