Battle of Savra
| Battle of Savra Beteja e Savrës | |||||||
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| Part of the Ottoman wars in Europe and the Thopia expansionist Wars | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Principality of Albania Ottoman Empire | Principality of Zeta | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Karl Thopia Halil Pasha |
Balša II † Ivaniš Mrnjavčević † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 40,000 | 1,000 men according to Mavro Orbini | ||||||
The Battle of Savra (Albanian: Beteja e Savrës; Serbian: Bitka na Saurskom polju; Turkish: Savra Muharebesi; "Battle on the Saurian field") or the Battle of the Vjosë was fought on 18 September 1385 between Ottoman and much smaller Zetan forces, at the Savra field near Lushnjë (in modern-day southern Albania). The Ottomans were invited by Karl Thopia to support him in his feud against Balša II.