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Battle of Gallipoli (1312)
Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe
Date 1312 Location Gallipoli, Byzantine Empire, now modern day Turkey Result Decisive Serbian victory
Belligerents
Ottoman Empire	Kingdom of Raska
Commanders
Halil Pasa	Novak Grebostrek Various Serbian Commanders
Strength
under 20001	2000
Casualties and losses
heavy1, few survivors2

v • d • e Medieval Serbian-Turkish Wars Gallipoli – Stephaniana – Maritsa – Dubravnica – Savra – Pločnik – Bileća – Kosovo Field – Tripolje – Despotovac – Vitosha Pass – Novo Brdo - Niš - Kruševac – Leskovac - Smederevo – Belgrade

The Battle of Gallipoli was fought by the Serbian troops sent by Stefan Uroš II Milutin to aid the Byzantine Emperor in the defense of his lands against the Ottoman Turks. After numerous attempts in subduing the Turks, the rapidly crumbling Byzantine Empire was forced to enlist the help of Serbia. The Turks were looting and pillaging the countryside and the two armies converged at the Gallipoli peninsula where the Ottomans were decisively defeated. Out of the gratitude to Serbia, the town of Kucovo was donated to the Serbs.

This was the first battle between Serbs and Turks on European soil. The crumbling Byzantine Empire again enlisted the aid of Serbia in 1313. Realizing the danger the Turks posed, Stefan Uroš II Milutin sent a large army (under the independent command of Novak Grebostrek) to battle the Turks in Asia Minor. The Serbian troops were said to have performed well and delivered several blows to the Ottoman Turks.

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