Battle of Maritsa
The Battle of Maritsa or Battle of Chernomen (Serbian: Marička bitka / Маричка битка; Turkish: Çirmen Muharebesi, İkinci Meriç Muharebesi in tr. Second Battle of Maritsa) took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen (present-day Ormenio, Greece) on 26 September 1371 between Ottoman forces commanded by Lala Şahin Pasha and Evrenos, and Serbian forces commanded by King Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother Despot Jovan Uglješa.
| Battle of Maritsa | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and the Serbian-Ottoman Wars | |||||||
Balkans in September of 1371 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Serbian Empire | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Vukašin Mrnjavčević † Uglješa Mrnjavčević † Alexander Komnenos Asen † |
Lala Shahin Pasha Evrenuz | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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50,000–70,000 Modern estimate: 20,000 | 800–4,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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Heavy combat losses thousands drowned | Unknown | ||||||
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