Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367)
War between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367) was the first confrontation between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. The war ended with a Hungarian victory, as Louis I's armies defeated the Ottomans in a battle near Nicopolis, although the outcome of the battle is still questioned by Turkish sources.
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Hungarian-Ottoman War (1366-1367) | |||||||
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Part of the Ottoman-Hungarian wars Savoyard crusade | |||||||
Louis the Great | |||||||
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Kingdom of Hungary County of Savoy Papal States Republic of Venice |
Ottoman Empire Bulgarian Empire | ||||||
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Louis the Great Amadeus VI Francesco I |
Murad I Ivan Shishman | ||||||
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