Battle of Maritsa

Battle of Maritsa
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and the Serbian-Ottoman Wars

Balkans in September of 1371
Date26 September 1371
Location
Maritsa River (near Chernomen; present-day Ormenio, Greece)
Result Ottoman victory[1]
Belligerents
 Serbian Empire Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Serbian Empire Vukašin Mrnjavčević †
Serbian Empire Uglješa Mrnjavčević †
Serbian Empire Alexander Komnenos Asen †		 Lala Shahin Pasha
Evrenuz
Strength
50,000–70,000[2][3][4][5][6] 800–4,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy combat losses[7]
thousands drowned[8]		 Unknown

The Battle of Maritsa or Battle of Chernomen (Serbian: Marička bitka / Маричка битка; Turkish: Çirmen Muharebesi, İkinci Meriç Muharebesi in tr. Second Battle of Maritsa) took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen (present-day Ormenio, Greece) on 26 September 1371 between Ottoman forces commanded by Lala Shahin Pasha and Evrenos, and Serbian forces commanded by King Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother Despot Jovan Uglješa.[9][10][11][12]

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