Editing 1462 (section)

=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 27]] &ndash; [[Ivan III of Russia]] becomes the ruler of Russia, following the death of his father, [[Vasili II of Russia|Vasili]].<ref>{{cite book|author=John Stevens Cabot Abbott|title=The Empire of Russia: Its Rise and Present Power|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H5XNAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA167|year=1882|publisher=Dodd, Mead|pages=167}}</ref>
* [[June 17]] &ndash; [[The Night Attack]]: [[Vlad III Dracula]] attempts to assassinate [[Mehmed II]], forcing him to retreat from [[Wallachia]].
* [[June 30]] &ndash; [[Battle of Seckenheim]]: [[Frederick I, Elector Palatine]] is victorious over four other opponents.<ref>{{cite book|author=Hans Delbrück|title=History of the Art of War Within the Framework of Political History: The Germans|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fTbcAAAAMAAJ|year=1975|publisher=Greenwood Press|isbn=978-0-8371-8163-9|page=595}}</ref>
* [[July 22]] &ndash; The first siege of [[Kiliya|Chilia]] by [[Stephen the Great]] fails, and he is seriously wounded.
* [[September 17]] &ndash; [[Thirteen Years' War (1454–66)|Thirteen Years' War]] &ndash; [[Battle of Świecino]] (Battle of Żarnowiec): The [[Kingdom of Poland (1385–1569)|Kingdom of Poland]] defeats the [[Teutonic Order]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Beata Możejko|title=Peter von Danzig: The Story of a Great Caravel, 1462-1475|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wEOxDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA55|date=16 September 2019|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-40844-9|pages=55}}</ref>
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Siege of Mytilene (1462)|Siege of Mytilene]]: Mehmed II captures the town of [[Mytilene]], thus conquering the island of [[Lesbos]].
* [[December]] &ndash; After [[Radu cel Frumos|Radu III the Fair]] takes over the throne in [[Wallachia]], [[Vlad III Dracula]] seeks help in Transylvannia, where he is captured by [[Mathias Corvinus]], and imprisoned for the next 12 years, over false charges of treason.