Adana campaign
The Adana campaign occurred after Ottoman forces seized the city of Adana from the Mamluk Sultanate. The Mamluks responded by sending a force under Commander and Chief Uzbek, and besieged Adana. The Ottomans responded by sending a large relief force that was defeated.
| Adana campaign | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Mamluk Sultanate | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Atabey Uzbek Uzdamur al-Sayfi |
Ahmed Pasha (POW) Mustafa Pasha (POW) Kiral oglu (POW) Kızıl Ahmed (POW) Ahmed Beg (POW) Süleyman Aga (POW) | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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Royal Mamluks Amir Mamluks Syrian Infantrymen |
Ottoman Garrison Janissaries Sipahis Local forces | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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3,000 Royal Mamluks 9 Amir's of 1,000 Total Force 12,000 plus local recruits |
1,500 Garrison soldiers Local Turkmen contingents Relief force possibly equal or larger than the Mamluk force | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown |
40,000
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