Battle of Kosovo
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Wars, Battles, Empires, Dynasties, Ottoman Empire
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Balkans, Serbia and Montenegro
- Date: June 15, 1389
Article abstract: Type of action: Ground battle in Turkish Wars of European Expansion. Result: Ottoman victory; Turks seize the Balkans and encircle the Byzantine Empire.
After the demise of the Crusades, the Ottoman Empire (the most powerful force in the Islamic world) began its westward probe. The empire, controlled by Turkey, had two primary goals: to push up the Danube River valley and capture Vienna, capital of the rival Habsburg Dynasty, and to encircle and then overrun the thousand-year-old Byzantine Empire. To accomplish either goal, the Ottomans had to...
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