Military battle in 1478
| Battle of Kokovo |
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| Date | June 26, 1478 |
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| Location | Coccau, near Tarvisio, Italy |
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| Result |
Ottoman victory |
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| Belligerents |
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Peasant army of the Carinthian Farmer's League |
Ottoman Turkish raiding army |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Matjaž † |
Unknown |
| Strength |
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~600 peasants and miners |
~20.000 Akinci cavalry[citation needed] |
| Casualties and losses |
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All 600 killed |
Unknown |
The Battle of Kokovo was fought in the fields near the village of Kokovo (present-day Coccau in Italy) (German: Goggau) on 26 June 1478 between an army of 600 peasants and miners from Carinthia against a 20,000-strong Ottoman Turkish invading army. The peasant army was raised in the context of the Carinthian peasant revolt of 1478.
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