List of Serbian–Ottoman conflicts

Serbian–Ottoman wars
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
Date October 1352 - 30 May 1913 / 1992-1995; 1999 (560 years and 7 months) Location Balkans Result Serbia under Ottoman rule for centuries, gained independence in the 19th century.
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire Turkey	Serbian Empire Moravian Serbia Serbian Despotate Revolutionary Serbia Principality of Serbia Kingdom of Serbia Yugoslavia Supported by: Holy Roman Empire Austria Prince-Bishopric of Montenegro Tsardom of Russia Greek rebels Bulgarian rebels
Commanders and leaders
Ottoman Sultan	Serbian Kings Serbian Emperor Serbian Despot

These Serbian–Ottoman conflicts or Serbian–Turkish conflicts include those of medieval Serbia against the Ottoman Empire, until World War I and during the Yugoslav wars (modern Turkey).

Middle Ages

Early encounters

• Battle of Demotika in October 1352
• Battle of Sırp Sındığı in 1364

Fall of the Serbian Empire

• Battle of Maritsa in September 1371
• Battle of Dubravnica in 1381
• Battle of Pločnik in 1386
• Battle of Kosovo in 1389

Serbian Despotate

• Battle of Tripolje in 1402
• Siege of Novo Brdo in 1412
• Ottoman invasion of Serbia in 1425
• Ottoman invasion of Serbia in 1427
• Ottoman invasion of Serbia in 1437
• Ottoman invasion of Serbia in 1438
• Ottoman invasion of Serbia (1439–44)
• Crusade of Varna
  • Battle of Nish (1443)
  • Battle of Zlatitsa in 1443
  • Battle of Kunovica in 1444
• Ottoman invasion of Serbia (1454–55)
  • Battle of Kruševac in 1454
  • Battle of Leskovac in 1454
• Ottoman invasion and conquest of Serbia in 1456
  • Siege of Belgrade in 1456
  • Siege of Smederevo in 1456

• • Siege of Jajce in 1463, Duchy of St. Sava

In 1471, the Serbian Despotate was renewed in exile as a vassal of Hungary. Up until its demise in 1540, it spent its entirety fighting the Turks. The state provided support and auxiliary troops to the Kingdom of Hungary.

• Battle of Breadfield in 1479
• Ottoman conquest of Zeta in 1499

Ottoman period

Ottoman Serbia

• Long War (Ottoman wars) (1593–1606)
  • Banat Uprising (1594)
  • Serb Uprising of 1596–97
• Great Turkish War (1683–99)
  • Pirot uprising (1737-38)
• Kočina Krajina Serb rebellion (1788)

Serbian Revolution

First Serbian Uprising

• Battle of Drlupa
• Battle of Svileuva
• Battle of Adakale
• Battle of Jagodina
• Battle of Ivankovac (18 August 1805)
• Battle of Rudnik
• Battle of Vrbica
• Battle of Mišar (12–15 August 1806)
• Battle of Deligrad (December 1806)
• Siege of Belgrade (1806)
• Liberation of Belgrade (1807)
• Battles of Malajnica and Štubik
• Battle of Čegar (15 April – 31 May 1809)
• Battle of Jasika
• Battle of Prahovo
• Battle on the Drina (1810)
• Battle of Varvarin
• Battle of Tičar
• Battle of Loznica
• Battle of Mačva
• Battle of Ravnje

Hadži Prodan's Revolt

Second Serbian Uprising

• Battle of Ljubić
• Battle of Čačak
• Battle of Palez
• Battle of Požarevac
• Battle of Dublje

19th century

• Herzegovina Uprising (1852–62)
• Herzegovina Uprising (1875–77)
• Serbian-Turkish Wars (1876–1878)
  • Battle of Izvor
  • Battle of Šumatovac
  • Battle of Veliki Šiljegovac
  • Battle of Krevet
  • Battle of Đunis
  • Battle of Javor
  • Siege of Pirot
  • Siege of Niš
  • Battle of Samokovo
  • Battle of Vranje

Modern era

• First Balkan War (1912–1913)
  • Battle of Kumanovo
  • Battle of Prilep
  • Battle of Monastir
  • Siege of Adrianople
  • Siege of Scutari
• World War I (1914–1918)
• Yugoslav wars and Republic of Turkey
  • Bosnian War (1992–1995)
    • Operation Deliberate Force (1995)
  • Kosovo War (1998–1999)
    • NATO bombing of Yugoslavia (1999)

See also

• List of wars involving Serbia
• List of wars involving the Ottoman Empire
• Ottoman wars in Europe

Sources

• Ćirković, Sima (2004). The Serbs. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)
• Pavlowitch, Stevan K. (2002). Serbia: The History behind the Name. London: Hurst & Company. {{cite book}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)