The Battle of Prusa (Bursa), 1317-1326, The Birth of the Ottoman Empire, Christendom's Harbinger and Scourge

09/11/24 • 19 min

The conquest of Brusa marked the dawn of a new era. Osman the first, his name now etched in the chronicles of history, and his heirs rose as the unchallenged lords of Asia Minor. With this single victory, the Ottoman Empire was born, its shadow poised to stretch across continents and reshape the fate of empires for centuries to come.
Prusa (Bursa). 1317 - 6th April, 1326
Turkish Forces: Unknown
Byzantine Forces: Unknown
Additional Reading and Research:

McCarthy, Justin. The Ottoman Turks.
Parry, V.J. A History of the Ottoman Empire to 1730.
Koprulu, Mehmet. The Seljuks of Anatolia.
Muller, Herbert. The Loom of History.

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McCarthy, Justin. The Ottoman Turks.
Parry, V.J. A History of the Ottoman Empire to 1730.
Koprulu, Mehmet. The Seljuks of Anatolia.
Muller, Herbert. The Loom of History.

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Vienna. 27th September - 14th October, 1529.
Austrian Forces: 16,000 soldiers and 72 cannon.
Ottoman Forces: ~ 250,000 soldiers.
Additional Reading and Research:

Clot, Andrei. Suleiman the Magnificent: The Man, His Life, His Epoch.
Pratt, Fletcher. The Battles That Changed History.
McCarthy, Justin. The Ottoman Turks.

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US Forces: 180,000 Men.
Japanese Forces: ~ 117,000 to ~130,000 Men.
Additional Reading and Research:

Leckie, Robert. The Last Battle of World War II.
Sledge, E.B. With the Old Breed at Peleliu and Okinawa.
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History's Greatest Battles - The Battle of Prusa (Bursa), 1317-1326, The Birth of the Ottoman Empire, Christendom's Harbinger and Scourge

Transcript

The Turks, a fierce and restless people, emerged not from the soil of modern Turkey, but from the untamed heart of Turkestan, the rugged expanse of Central Asia where only the strongest survived. By the mid-sixth century, the Turks, driven by their indomitable spirit, united into a vast tribal confederation, only to fracture soon after, cleaving into eastern and western factions—each brimming with ambitions of conquest and dominion.

The eastern Turks, bold and cunning, engaged in a fie