Battle of Rovine
1395 battle between the Ottomans and Wallacians / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Battle of Rovine took place on 17 May 1395.[5] The Wallachian army led by Voivod Mircea the Elder opposed the Ottoman invasion personally led by Sultan Bayezid I the Thunderbolt. The Turkish force heavily outnumbered the Wallachian troops. The legend says that on the eve of the battle, dressed as a peace emissary, Mircea cel Bătrân talked to Bayezid asking him to leave Wallachia and promising him safe passage back. The Sultan proudly insisted on fighting.
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Battle of Rovine | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Wallachian wars | |||||||
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Wallachia | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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Mircea the Elder |
Sultan Bayezid I Stefan Lazarević Marko Mrnjavčević † Konstantin Dejanović † Konstantin Balšić Andrijaš Mrnjavčević † | ||||||
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Heavy | Heavy |
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