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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.
Battle of Leskovac: Ottoman Empire: Serbian Despotate: Defeat. Skobaljić on November 16, 1454, defeating his army at Tripolje (near Novo Brdo), where Voivode Nikola and his men fought to the last man, inflicting disproportionately large casualties on the Ottoman force. [72] 1454 Battle of Kruševac: Ottoman Empire: Serbian Despotate: Defeat
The List of Ottoman Battles In Which The Sultans Participated In is shown below. Note that the sieges are not included in the list. For a complete list of all battles involving the Ottoman Empire see the List of battles involving the Ottoman Empire.
Pages in category "Battles involving the Ottoman Empire" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 349 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Battles with Russian fleet at Tendra and Kerch: 1791 Battle with Russian fleet off Cape Kaliakra: 1791 Capture of Corfu from the French by joint Russian-Ottoman fleet 1799 Creation of Septinsular Republic: Reconquest of Egypt 1801 Defense of Dardanelles against British and Russians: 1807 Battle of Athos: 1807 Reconquest of Medina, Mecca and ...
A formation of Spitfires shortly before World War II. This is a list of World War II battles encompassing land, naval, and air engagements as well as campaigns, operations, defensive lines and sieges. Campaigns generally refer to broader strategic operations conducted over a large bit of territory and over a long period.
Battle or campaign Order of battle Date Crusades; Battle of Lepanto: Holy League and Ottoman fleets: October 7, 1571 Thirty Years' War; First Battle of Breitenfeld: Holy Roman Empire, Catholic League, Sweden, and Saxony: September 17, 1631 Battle of Rain: Sweden and the Catholic League: April 15, 1632 Second Battle of Breitenfeld
The British seizure of these ships as well as the transfer of German ships to the Ottoman Navy significantly contributed to the Ottoman Empire's decision to enter World War I on the side of Germany and the Central Powers a few months later. [5] [6] During World War I, many of the Ottoman battleships saw little or no action.