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This is a list of battles in World War I in which the Ottoman Empire fought. The Ottoman Empire fought on many fronts including the Eastern , Romanian and Macedonian fronts. Only battles in which the Ottoman Empire was one of the major belligerents are shown.
List of the main battles in the history of the Ottoman Empire are shown below. The life span of the empire was more than six centuries, and the maximum territorial extent, at the zenith of its power in the second half of the 16th century, stretched from central Europe to the Persian Gulf and from the Caspian Sea to North Africa.
In World War I, Albania had been an independent state, having gained independence from the Ottoman Empire on 28 November 1912, during the First Balkan War.It was recognised by the Great Powers as the Principality of Albania, after the Ottoman Empire officially renounced all its rights in May 1913. [1]
Albanian - Ottoman forces defeat Zetan forces. Balsha II is killed in the Battle of Savra. Albanian-Epirote War of 1389–90 [4] Despotate of Arta (all four battles) Malakasi Tribe (second battle) Despotate of Epirus (all four battles) Thessaly (second battle) Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles) Defeat
Following the attack, Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire on 2 November, [14] followed by their allies (Britain and France) declaring war on the Ottoman Empire on 5 November 1914. [15] The Ottoman Empire started military action after three months of formal neutrality, but it had signed a secret alliance with the Central Powers in August 1914.
Thessaly (second battle) Ottoman Empire (third and fourth battles) Despotate of Arta (all four battles) Malakasi Tribe (second battle) Victory. Albanian and Aromanian forces are defeated in four battles against Epirote, Thessalian and Ottoman forces around Jannina. Albanian forces withdraw into the surrounding mountains; 1390 Fall of Philadelphia
Ottoman Albania was a period in Albanian history from the Ottoman conquest in the late 15th century to the Albanian declaration of Independence and official secession from the Ottoman Empire in 1912. The Ottomans first entered Albania in 1385 upon the invitation of the Albanian noble Karl Thopia to suppress the forces of the noble Balša II ...
From August, the Ottoman Government recognised the autonomy of Albania. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] In October 1912, the Balkan states, following their own national aspirations [ 9 ] [ 10 ] jointly attacked the Ottoman Empire and during the next few months partitioned nearly all of Rumelia , the Ottoman territories in Europe, including those inhabited by the ...