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Battle of Bapheus

1302 • Bithynien
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Historical Overview

The Battle of Bapheus occurred on 27 July 1302, between an Ottoman Turkish army under Osman I and a Byzantine army under George Mouzalon. The battle ended in a crucial Ottoman victory, cementing the Ottoman state and heralding the final capture of Byzantine Bithynia by the Ottoman Turks.

Quick Facts

Outcome:Decisive Ottoman victory.

Ottoman Empire

  • Commander: Osman I.
  • Strength: ca. 5.000 (leichte Kavallerie)
  • Casualties: Gering

Byzantine Empire

  • Commander: Georgios Mouzalon
  • Strength: ca. 2.000
  • Casualties: Hoch

Strategic Context

Ottoman expansion into the fertile plains of Western Anatolia.

Conflict / War

Byzantine-Ottoman Wars

Decisive Ottoman victory.
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