Battle of Maritsa

Battle of Maritsa
	Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and the Serbian-Ottoman Wars
	; Balkans in September of 1371
Date	26 September 1371
Location	Maritsa River (near Chernomen; present-day Ormenio, Greece)
Result	Ottoman victory
Belligerents
Serbian Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Vukašin Mrnjavčević † ; Uglješa Mrnjavčević † ; Alexander Komnenos Asen †	Lala Shahin Pasha; Evrenuz
Strength
50,000–70,000	800–4,000
Casualties and losses
Heavy combat losses; thousands drowned	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 Şahin 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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