Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367)

Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367)
Part of the Ottoman-Hungarian wars
Savoyard crusade

Louis the Great
Date1366 – 1367
Location
Balkans, Kingdom of Hungary
Result Hungarian victory
Belligerents
Kingdom of Hungary
County of Savoy
Papal States
Republic of Venice		 Ottoman Empire
Bulgarian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Louis the Great
Amadeus VI
Francesco I		 Murad I
Ivan Shishman
Strength
Unknown Unknown

The Hungarian–Ottoman War (1366–1367) was the first confrontation between the Kingdom of Hungary and the Ottoman Empire in the Balkans. The war ended with a Hungarian victory, as Louis I's armies defeated the Ottomans in a battle near Nicopolis, although the outcome of the battle is still questioned by Turkish sources.

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