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The Battle of Nicopolis (Turkish: Niğbolu Muharebesi) took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied crusader army of Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German and assorted troops (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire.

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  • The Battle of Nicopolis (Turkish: Niğbolu Muharebesi) took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied crusader army of Hungarian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Wallachian, French, Burgundian, German and assorted troops (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire.
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  • Battle of Nicopolis
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  • Heavy casualties, mostly civilians, especially during the initial phase of the battle; Ottoman casualties include the massacre of ~1,000 civilian hostages by the Crusaders the night before the battle.
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  • Vassal:
  • Knights Hospitaller
  • Moravian Serbia
  • Second Bulgarian Empire
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  • DecisiveOttomanvictory
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  • Heavily disputed but credibly estimated at perhaps 15,000- 25,000. See the [[#Strength of forces
  • Heavily disputed but credibly estimated at perhaps 12,000-16,000. See the [[#Strength of forces
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