Battle of Nicopolis (47 BC)

Battle of Nicopolis (Ottoman Empire & Moravian Serbia vs Crusade: & Kingdom of Hungary & Knights Hospitaller & Teutonic Knights & Byzantine Empire & County of Cilli & District of Branković) took place in 47 BC during Pontic War.

Battle facts

• Year: 47 BC
• Date: -0047-01-0
• Era: Classical
• Conflict: Pontic War
• Side A: Ottoman Empire, Moravian Serbia
• Side B: Crusade:, Kingdom of Hungary, Knights Hospitaller, Teutonic Knights, Byzantine Empire, County of Cilli, District of Branković
• Commanders (A): Bayezid I, Çandarlı Ali Pasha, Kara Timurtaş Pasha, Evrenos Bey, Stefan Lazarević
• Commanders (B): Sigismund, King of Hungary and Croatia, Mircea the Elder, Stibor of Stiboricz, Nicholas II Garai, Philip, Count of Eu
• Casualties: approx. Considerable lossesMost of the Crusader army killed or captured 300–3,000 prisoners executed
• Outcome: Ottoman victory
• Coordinates: 40.300°, 37.833°

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