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Battle of Bapheus
1302 • Bithynien Feldschlacht

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Historical Overview
The first major victory of Osman I against a regular Byzantine army.
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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