Atlas of Battles

commander, 25 engagements

Battles of Mehmed II

Battles of Mehmed II

seventh Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1444–1446, 1451–1481), 1432 to 1481

Mehmed II is recorded as a commander at 25 placed engagements in the atlas between 1444 and 1476: 12 battles, 12 sieges and 1 campaign across 8 present-day countries, most in Turkey (8), Greece (5), Romania (5). Taken in date order, the sites lie 13,301 km apart end to end, 578 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Ottoman conquest of the Morea (4), Ottoman–Wallachian wars (3), Ottoman–Hungarian Wars (2).

Siege of Novo BrdoBattle of CorinthSiege of SmederevoSiege of Gardiki-ArcadiaSiege of KastritzaSiege of SalmenikoSiege of Trebizond in 1461Siege of AmasraBattle of KoyulhisarBattle of BuzăuBattle of TurnuBattle of KljucBattle of LarendeSiege of NegroponteBattle of KıreliBattle of ErzincanBattle of OtlukbeliSiege of SebinkarahisarSiege of Neamţ CitadelBattle of Valea AlbăBattle of VarnaBattle of KosovoSiege of BelgradeNight attack at TârgovișteCrusade of VarnaBattle of VarnaBattle of KosovoSiege of BelgradeNight attack at TârgovișteCrusade of VarnaAthensViennaAnkaraBucharestBudapestTiranaThessalonikiZagrebSarajevoChișinău500 km42.339N, 28.248E
25 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1444: 1 engagements1448: 1 engagements1455: 1 engagements1456: 1 engagements1458: 1 engagements1459: 1 engagements1460: 5 engagements5 in 14601461: 1 engagements1462: 3 engagements1463: 1 engagements1468: 1 engagements1470: 1 engagements1472: 1 engagements1473: 3 engagements1476: 2 engagements14441476
24 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Varna, 1444Battle of Kosovo, 1448Siege of Novo Brdo, 1455Siege of Belgrade, 1456Battle of Corinth, 1458Siege of Smederevo, 1459Siege of Gardiki-Arcadia, 1460Siege of Kastritza, 1460Siege of Salmeniko, 1460Siege of Trebizond in 1461, 1460Siege of Amasra, 1460Battle of Koyulhisar, 1461Battle of Buzău, 1462Battle of Turnu, 1462Night attack at Târgoviște, 1462Battle of Kljuc, 1463Battle of Larende, 1468Siege of Negroponte, 1470Battle of Kıreli, 1472Battle of Erzincan, 1473Battle of Otlukbeli, 1473Siege of Sebinkarahisar, 1473Siege of Neamţ Citadel, 1476Battle of Valea Albă, 147614441476
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 9

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
10 November 1444Battle of VarnaVarna, BulgariaOttoman victory
17 October 1448Battle of KosovoKosovo Polje, Serbia554 km WOttoman victory
April 1455Siege of Novo BrdoNovo Brdo Municipality, Kosovo26 km EOttoman victory
4 July 1456Siege of BelgradeBelgrade, Serbia258 km NHungarian victory
1458Battle of CorinthCorinth, Greece792 km SOttoman victory
1459Siege of SmederevoSmederevo, Serbia766 km NOttoman victory; Fall of Serbian Despotate
1460Siege of Gardiki-ArcadiaGardiki Castle, Arcadia, Greece828 km SOttoman victory
1460Siege of KastritzaArcadia, Greece40 km NOttoman victory
1460Siege of SalmenikoSalmeniko Castle, Greece74 km NOttoman victory
14 September 1460Siege of Trebizond in 1461Trabzon, Turkey1,553 km EOttoman victory
16 October 1460Siege of AmasraAmasra, Turkey618 km WOttoman victory
1461Battle of KoyulhisarKoyulhisar, Turkey484 km EOttoman victory
1462Battle of BuzăuBuzău, Romania1,047 km NWOttoman victory
1462Battle of TurnuTurnu Măgurele, Romania219 km SWOttoman victory
1462Night attack at TârgovișteTârgoviște, Romania138 km NInconclusive
1463Battle of KljucKljuč, Bosnia and Herzegovina688 km WOttoman victory; Fall of the Bosnian Kingdom
1468Battle of LarendeKonya, Turkey1,509 km SEOttoman victory
10 July 1470Siege of NegroponteChalkída, Greece811 km WOttoman victory
1472Battle of KıreliKıreli, Turkey725 km EOttoman victory
1473Battle of ErzincanErzincan, Turkey718 km EOttoman victory
11 August 1473Battle of OtlukbeliOtlukbeli, Turkey52 km NEOttoman victory
24 August 1473Siege of SebinkarahisarŞebinkarahisar, Turkey140 km WOttoman victory
1476Siege of Neamţ CitadelBihor, Romania1,237 km NWMoldavian victory
26 July 1476Battle of Valea AlbăRăzboieni, Romania22 km SEOttoman victory
date unknownCrusade of VarnaSouthern Europe, ItalyOttoman victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, 16th century artist, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.