Battle of Pločnik
| Battle of Pločnik | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe | |||||||
Central Balkans in 1373-1395. The battle was fought near Prokuplje. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Moravian Serbia Bosnian Kingdom | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Lazar Hrebeljanović | Lala Şahin Pasha or Şahin Bey | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| c. 15,000 | c. 20,000 in total | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Small casualties | 12,000 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Pločnik was fought sometime between 1385 and 1387[A] near the village of Pločnik (near Prokuplje in today's southeastern Serbia), between the forces of Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading Ottoman Army of Sultan Murad I.
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