Battle of Bapheus

The Battle of Bapheus occurred in July 27, 1302 between an Ottoman army under Osman I and a Byzantine army. The Byzantines, who had suffered a number of raids by the Ottomans, possessed an army of far lesser quality and strategy than that of the Komnenos dynasty, and were defeated outside of Nicomedia. After the battle, the Ottomans went on to capture a number of small forts, but Nicomedia was not taken until 1337.

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References

• Bartusis, Marc C. The Late Byzantine Army: Arms and Society, 1204-1453, University of Pennsylvania Press, 1997.

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