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The Battle of Niså (Slaget ved Niså) was a naval battle fought on 9 August 1062 between the forces of Norwegian king Harald Hardrada and king Sweyn II of Denmark.Harald had claimed the Danish throne since 1047, and had launched raids into Denmark ever since.
The Battle of Nisa took place between the Seljuk Turks and the Ghaznavid Empire following the death of the former leader of the Seljuks, Israil. [2] In 1016 Chagri Beg, son of Israil, led an incursion into eastern Anatolia, he defeated Armenian forces near Lake Van. [2] In 1020-1021 Israil seized Bukhara in cooperation with the Karakhanids. [2]
The Battle of Niš was a military engagement between the army of the Kingdom of Bulgaria with support from the German Empire against the Kingdom of Serbia in November 1915, during the Central Powers Morava Offensive of World War I.
Several battles have been fought in and around Niš, thus Battle of Niš (Serbian: Битка код Ниша) may refer to: Battle of Naissus (268 or 269), fought between the Roman Empire and the Goths; Battle of Niš (1443), fought between a Christian alliance (Hungary, Poland and Serbia) against the Ottoman Empire
The last battle took place on the plain between Bolvan and Nish on 3 November 1443. [13] Ottoman forces were led by Kasım Pasha , the beglerbeg of Rumelia , Turahan Beg and Ishak-Beg . [ 14 ] After the Ottoman defeat, the retreating forces of Kasım Pasha and Turahan Beg burned all of the villages between Nish and Sofia . [ 15 ]
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The Battle of Naissus in 268 or 269 was the defeat of a Gothic coalition by the Roman Empire under Emperor Gallienus (or Emperor Claudius II Gothicus) and the future Emperor Aurelian near Naissus . The events around the invasion and the battle are an important part of the history of the Crisis of the Third Century .
In 1944 the city was heavily bombed by the Allies. On October 14, 1945, after a long and exhausting battle, the 7th SS Volunteer Mountain Division Prinz Eugen was defeated and Niš was liberated by the Bulgarian Army, [55] [56] [57] and Partisans. The city was heavily bombed by the Allies in 1944 along with other cities in Axis Serbia. [58]