Q89
When did the Battle of Nicopolis take place?
A.
1396
AnswerB.
1453
C.
1305
D.
1378
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
The Battle of Nicopolis took place on 25 September 1396 and resulted in the rout of an allied crusader army of Hungarian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Wallachian, French, English, Burgundian, German and assorted troops (assisted by the Venetian navy) at the hands of an Ottoman force, raising of the siege of the Danubian fortress of Nicopolis and leading to the end of the Second Bulgarian Empire.