Battle of Rovine

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Battle of Rovine
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and Ottoman-Wallachian wars
Date 17 May 1395 Location Rovine, Wallachia Result Wallachian victory[1][2][3][4]
Belligerents
Wallachia	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Mircea the Elder	Sultan Bayezid I Stefan Lazarević Marko Mrnjavčević † Konstantin Dejanović † Konstantin Balšić Andrijaš Mrnjavčević †
Casualties and losses
Heavy	Heavy

The Battle of Rovine took place on 17 May 1395.^[5] The Wallachian army led by Voivod Mircea the Elder opposed the Ottoman invasion personally led by Sultan Bayezid I the Thunderbolt. The Turkish force heavily outnumbered the Wallachian troops. The legend says that on the eve of the battle, dressed as a peace emissary, Mircea cel Bătrân talked to Bayezid asking him to leave Wallachia and promised him safe passage back. The Sultan proudly insisted on fighting.