# Canonical recap data for Battle of Pločnik (1386)
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slug: battle-plocnik
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1386/battle-plocnik"
title: Battle of Pločnik
subtitle: Serbian resistance under Murat I marked the beginning of Ottoman expansion into the Balkans and centuries of regional conflict.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1386-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1386
decade: 1380
country:
name: Serbia
slug: serbia
summaryShort: The Battle of Pločnik was fought sometime between 1385 and 1387 near the village of Pločnik, between the forces of Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading Ottoman Army of Sultan Murad I.
summaryLong: The Battle of Pločnik was fought sometime between 1385 and 1387 near the village of Pločnik, between the forces of Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the invading Ottoman Army of Sultan Murad I.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Central_balkans_1373_1395.png/1280px-Central_balkans_1373_1395.png"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Pločnik"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plo%C4%8Dnik"
  title: Battle of Pločnik
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of Pločnik was fought sometime between 1385 and 1387 near the village of Pločnik, between the forces of Serbian Prince Lazar Hrebeljanović, and the i
wikidataQid: Q612288
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260701221457/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plo%C4%8Dnik"
  capturedAt: 2026-07-01
  label: Battle of Pločnik
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Plo%C4%8Dnik"
