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Battle of Nicopolis, Bulgaria
1396
25 September 1396
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Ottoman Conquest of the Balkans

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Caught up in a surge of Crusading zeal against Turks in the Balkans, a massive multinational army set out led by King Sigismund of Hungary and Count John of Nevers. Facing a large Ottoman force under Sultan Bayazid at Nicopolis (modern Nikopol, Bulgaria), the Crusaders were badly defeated then pursued and slaughtered, ending the so-called <i>"Crusade of Nicopolis"</i>.


   
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