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Battle of Pločnik
1380s battle in the Balkans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |||||||
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 |
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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.[2]