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The Battle of Pelekanon, also known by its Latinised form Battle of Pelecanum, occurred on June 10–11, 1329 between an expeditionary force by the Byzantines led by Andronikos IIl and an Ottoman army led by Orhan I. The Byzantine army was defeated, with no further attempt made at relieving the cities in Anatolia under Ottoman siege.
The Battle: Andronicos III Paleologos. At Pelekanon, near Nicomedia, an Ottoman Turkish army blocked the advance of the Byzantine army. Parts of each army clashed and the Turks were driven off. However, the bulk of the Turkish army withdrew into the hills north of the battlefield and Andronicus could advance no further.
The Battle of Pelekanon, also known by its Latinised form Battle of Pelecanum, occurred on June 10–11, 1329 between an expeditionary force by the Byzantines led by Andronikos IIl and an Ottoman army led by Orhan I. The Byzantine army was defeated, with no further attempt made at relieving the cities in Anatolia under Ottoman siege.
Jan 16, 2024 · At Pelekanon, a Turkish army led by Orhan I had encamped on the hills to gain a strategic advantage and blocked the road to Nicomedia. On 10 June, Orhan sent 300 cavalry archers downhill to lure the Byzantines unto the hills, but these were driven off by the Byzantines, who were unwilling to advance further.
1329 Jun 10. Battle of Pelekanon. Çukurbağ, Nicomedia, İzmit/Koc. By the accession of Andronicus in 1328, the Imperial territories in Anatolia had dramatically shrunk from almost all of the west of modern Turkey.
Battle of Pelekanon (1329) with Turkish soldiers chasing down the fleeing Romans. As the soldiers went to Philokrene, another skirmish with Ottoman soldiers was fought. Two relatives of Kantakouzenos were killed, and more Roman soldiers fell in battle.
