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Battle of Maritsa

Battle of Maritsa was a battle fought on 26 September 1371 at Ormenio, in what is now Greece. It was part of the Serbian–Ottoman Wars, which ran from 1352 to 1913. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: See Strength and composition against See Strength and composition.

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Feudal fragmentation of the Second Bulgarian Empire and fall under Ottoman rule.
Feudal fragmentation of the Second Bulgarian Empire and fall under Ottoman rule.. Kandi, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 September 1371
WhereOrmenio, Greece40.731N, 26.035E
OutcomeOttoman victory
BelligerentsSerbian EmpireagainstOttoman Empire
Casualties and lossesExtremely heavyandUnknown
Part ofSerbian–Ottoman Wars1352 to 1913

Where it sits in the Serbian–Ottoman Wars

Battle of Maritsa, 1371Siege of Belgrade, 1440Siege of Novo Brdo, 1455Siege of Belgrade, 145613711456Battle of Maritsa, 1371
4 placed engagements of the Serbian–Ottoman Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 September 1371
PlaceOrmenio, Greece
40.731N, 26.035E
KindBattle, medieval
StrengthSee Strength and compositionSee Strength and composition
Casualties and lossesExtremely heavyUnknown
Commanders
  • Vukašin of Serbia
  • Jovan Uglješa
Battle of MaritsaBattle of MaritsaBattle of Sırp SındığıBattle of MerhamliLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Scimitar HillSecond Attack on Anzac CoveBattle of Sırp SındığıBattle of MerhamliLanding at Suvla BayBattle of Scimitar HillBalıkesirEdirneXanthiLüleburgazKavalaKırklareli100 km40.731N, 26.035E
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

The ground today

Relief of the ground around the site of Battle of Maritsa
Relief within about 10.0 km of the site, contours every 5 m. Copernicus DEM GLO-30, ESA.
Satellite view of the site of Battle of Maritsa today
The same ground from Sentinel-2 on 2025-08-22. Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2025.

The recorded site stands at about 0 m; within 10.0 km the ground runs from 0 to 29 m, 29 m of relief, flat country and today it is 72% water, 23% wetland, 3% grassland.

water: 72%wetland: 23%grassland: 3%water 72%wetland 23%grassland 3%
west to east, 10.0 km0 to 1 mnorth to south, 10.0 km0 to 1 m
Elevation from the Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (ESA, Airbus); land cover from ESA WorldCover 2021 (CC BY 4.0), within about 5 km of the recorded site. Computed, not recorded.

Nearest engagements

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1371

Battle of Maritsa is one of 600 engagements of the 14th century in the atlas and one of 529 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q939570, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Maritsa, revision 1380736962, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.