Battle of Kosova in 1389

Battle of Kosovo From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: , This article or section needs for grammar, style, cohesion, tone or spelling. You can assist by now. A how-to is available. (February 2008) This page is about the Battle of Kosovo of ; for other battles, see . Battle of Kosovo Part of the Battle on Kosovo, by Adam Stefanovic, oil, 1870 Date , (Julian calendar) Location Result Draw in military terms, but Serbia never recovered from suffering heavy losses.Few years after the battle Serbia became Ottoman vasal state. Belligerents , Commanders † Yakub † † Strength ~ 27, 000-40, 000 ~ 12, 000-30, 000 Casualties and losses Reasonably high was assassinated by (a Serbian nobleman taken to his tent as a prisoner) after the battle. Reasonably high; most of the including were killed during the battle. The Battle of Kosovo ; : Kosovski boj, or Boj na Kosovu; : Kosova Meydan Muharebesi) was fought on (, now celebrated on ) between and the . The Battle of Kosovo is important part of Serbian national history , heritage and mythology. Reliable historical accounts of the battle are scarce, however a critical comparison with historically contemporaneous battles (such as the Battle of or ) enable reliable reconstruction. Contents Preparations Army movement After Serbs defeated the at the and the reigning Ottoman sultan, gathered his troops in Philippoupolis () in the spr...