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The Battle of Maritsa or Battle of Chernomen (Serbian: Marička bitka / Маричка битка; Turkish: Çirmen Muharebesi, İkinci Meriç Muharebesi in tr. Second Battle of Maritsa) took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen (present-day Ormenio, Greece) on 26 September 1371 between Ottoman forces commanded by Lala Shahin Pasha and Evrenos, and Serbian forces commanded ...
In 1371, the river was the site of the Battle of Maritsa, also known as the battle of Chernomen, an Ottoman victory over the Serbian rulers Vukašin Mrnjavčević and Jovan Uglješa, who died in the battle. After 1923, the river gained political significance as the modern border between Greece and Turkey.
Battle of the Twin Villages: 1759 uncertain [1] 114 Kingdom of New Spain vs Wichita [2] Battle of Claremore Mound [3] June 1817 modern Rogers County: 38+ Cherokee vs Osage [4] Cutthroat Gap Massacre [5] Spring 1833 modern Kiowa County: 150 Osage vs Kiowa [6] Battle of Wolf Creek [7] June 1838 modern Ellis County: 72 Cheyenne & Arapaho vs Kiowa ...
The Ottoman advance after the battle of Chernomen. During the same period (1371–1373) the invaders took control of the Rhodopes, a mountain studded with strong and well-guarded fortresses, approaching from the north. [ 33 ]
Trails lead from the parking area on 47A through the park. The visitor center features exhibits about the battle, the soldiers and the Cheyenne, as well as a film and a bookstore. The area that the historic site encompasses is part of a 315.2-acre memorial [4] associated with the 1868 Battle of Washita River. Landscape areas mainly to the east ...
The Fort Gibson Dam is a gravity dam on the Grand (Neosho) River in Oklahoma, 5.4 mi (9 km) north of the town of Fort Gibson.The dam forms Fort Gibson Lake. The primary purposes of the dam and lake are flood control and hydroelectric power production, although supply of drinking water to local communities, as well as recreation, are additional benefits. [4]
The North Canadian River is a river, 440 miles (710 km) long, [4] in Oklahoma in the United States. It is a tributary of the Canadian River, draining an area of 17,955 square miles (46,500 km 2) [5] in a watershed that includes parts of northeastern New Mexico and the Texas Panhandle.
In June 2012, the City of Stillwater agreed to sell the Lone Chimney Water Association Up 2,000,000 US gallons (7,600 m 3) of treated water per month for 30 years. [4] In 2012, drought had severely damaged the capability to supply water to about 16,000 customers, because the lake level had dropped 11 feet (3.4 m) below normal.