battle, medieval

Battle of Thessalonica

Name: Battle of Thessalonica
Location: Thessaloniki, Greece

Battle of Thessalonica was a battle fought in 1416 at Thessaloniki, in what is now Greece. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Thessaloniki. The recorded result: Victory for Mehmed I. Recorded strength: 60,000 men against 40,000 men.

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Fought1416

WhereThessaloniki, Greece40.640N, 22.936E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeVictory for Mehmed I

BelligerentsOttoman EmpireagainstForces of Mustafa Çelebi; supported by: Principality of Wallachia; Byzantine Empire

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy

Record

Date	1416 (year precision)
Place	Thessaloniki, Greece 40.640N, 22.936E
Kind	Battle, medieval
Strength	60,000 men	40,000 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy
Commanders	Mehmed I Murad II	Mustafa Çelebi Junayd of Aydın

Placed at Thessaloniki; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Thessalonica AD 380, 0.7 km E
Siege of Thessalonica 1422, 0.9 km E
Sack of Thessalonica 1185, 1.4 km SE
Siege of Thessalonica AD 617, 1.4 km SE
Siege of Thessalonica AD 614, 1.4 km SE

Elsewhere in 1416

Battle of Thessalonica is one of 720 engagements of the 15th century in the atlas and one of 493 in present-day Greece.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q137393345, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Thessalonica (1416), revision 1370590969, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.