Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis.

Battle of Nicopolis

1396 battle during the Ottoman wars in Europe

The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied Crusader army at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire. It is often referred to as…