Siege of Brusa
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Siege of Brusa | |||||||
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Part of the Byzantine-Ottoman wars | |||||||
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Byzantine Empire | Ottoman Turks | ||||||
Commanders | |||||||
Unknown | Osman I, Orhan I |
Byzantine-Ottoman wars |
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Bapheus - Brusa - Pelekanon - Nicaea - Nicomedia - Gallipoli - Adrianople - Constantinople |
The Siege of Brusa occurred in 1326, when the Ottomans deployed a bold plan to seize Brusa. The Ottomans had not captured a city before; the lack of expertise at this stage of the war meant that the city fell only after ten years. Some sources suggest nine years whilst others still eight years.