battle, early modern
Battle of Ovacık
Battle of Ovacık was a battle fought in 1515 at Ovacık, in what is now Turkey. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Ovacık. It was part of the Euphrates-Tigris Expedition, which ran from 1515 to 1517. The recorded result: Ottoman victory. Recorded strength: 10,000 against 800.
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Where it sits in the Euphrates-Tigris Expedition
Record
| Date | 1515 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Ovacık, Turkey 39.359N, 39.216E | |
| Kind | Battle, early modern | |
| Strength | 10,000 | 800 |
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Nearest engagements
- Siege of Kamacha AD 766, 31 km NW
- Battle of Erzincan 1916, 49 km NE
- Battle of Satala AD 530, 84 km NE
- Siege of Karacahisar 1232, 88 km NW
- Siege of Mayyāfāriqīn 1259, 93 km NW
In the same war
Elsewhere in 1515
- Battle of Marignano Italy
- Siege of Kemah Turkey
- Raid of Marrakesh Morocco
- Battle of Turnadağ Turkey
- Euphrates-Tigris Expedition Saudi Arabia
Battle of Ovacık is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 687 in present-day Turkey.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q85973820, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Ovacık (1515), revision 1374671834, 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.