Serbian–Turkish wars: Ottoman Turks fought against a Serbian army at the Battle of Maritsa.

The Battle of Maritsa or Battle of Chernomen took place at the Maritsa River near the village of Chernomen on 26 September 1371 between Ottoman forces commanded by Lala Shahin Pasha and Evrenos, and Serbian forces commanded by King Vukašin Mrnjavčević and his brother Despot Jovan Uglješa.