Battle of Savra
The Battle of Savra (Albanian: Beteja e Savrës, Serbian: Bitka na Saurskom polju, Turkish: Savra Muharebesi; "Battle on the Saurian field") or the Battle of the Vjosë was fought on 18 September 1385 between Ottoman and much smaller Zetan forces, at the Savra field near Lushnjë (in modern-day southern Albania). The Ottomans were invited by Karl Thopia to support him in his feud against Balša II.
| Battle of Savra | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Ottoman Sultanate Principality of Albania | Principality of Zeta | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Hayreddin Pasha Karl Thopia |
Balša II † Ivaniš Mrnjavčević † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 | Unknown | ||||||
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