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1352. First Ottoman landings in Attica, Morea and the Adriatic Sea. 1372. First conquests and acquisitions in North Macedonia (Battle of Maritsa, Mrnjavčević lands) 1371. 1373. Conquest of Moravian Serbia (Battle of Dubravnica) Siege and conquest of Sofia. Siege and conquest of Niš and Pirot (Battle of Pločnik)
List of the main battles in the history of the Ottoman Empire are shown below. The life span of the empire was more than six centuries, and the maximum territorial extent, at the zenith of its power in the second half of the 16th century, stretched from central Europe to the Persian Gulf and from the Caspian Sea to North Africa.
The earliest conflicts began during the Byzantine–Ottoman wars, waged in Anatolia in the late 13th century before entering Europe in the mid-14th century with the Bulgarian–Ottoman wars. The mid-15th century saw the Serbian–Ottoman wars and the Albanian-Ottoman wars. Much of this period was characterized by the Ottoman expansion into the ...
Apart from Constantinople and some territory in Greece, mainly the Peloponnese, the Byzantines were left with an empire in name only. 1345–47. Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347. Ottoman Empire (1345–1347) John VI Kantakouzenos. Serbia (1342–1343) Beylik of Aydin (1342/3–1345) Beylik of Saruhan.
Battle of Mohács. The Battle of Mohács (Hungarian: [ˈmohaːt͡ʃ]; Hungarian: mohácsi csata, Turkish: Mohaç Muharebesi or Mohaç Savaşı) was fought on 29 August 1526 near Mohács, Kingdom of Hungary, between the forces of the Kingdom of Hungary and its allies, led by Louis II, and those of the Ottoman Empire, led by Suleiman the Magnificent.
The siege of Veszprém[b] was a military siege undertaken by the Ottoman Empire in October 1593 against the city of Veszprém, situated on the Military Frontier and under Habsburg rule since 1566 when it was acquired from the Ottomans. [2] The Ottoman forces were led by Koca Sinan Pasha whilst the Habsburg garrison was commanded by Ferdinánd ...
First Balkan War: The Ottoman Empire is nearly wiped out from Europe, save for Istanbul and just enough land around to defend it. 1914: August 2: The Empire enters into World War I on the side of the Central Powers. Cyprus is annexed outright by Britain. 1915: April 24: The Ottoman Empire initiates forced deportation of Armenians. 1915: April 25
The Battle of Vaslui (also referred to as the Battle of Podul Înalt or the Battle of Racova) was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor of Rumelia, Hadım Suleiman Pasha. The battle took place at Podul Înalt ("the High Bridge"), near the town of Vaslui, in Moldavia (now part of eastern Romania).