What is Battle of Kosovo?
[[File:Battle of Kosovo, Adam Stefanović, 1870.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Battle on Kosovo, by Adam Stefanović, oil, 1870]] The '''Battle of Kosovo''' was a battle between [[Serbia]]n forces and the [[Ottoman Empire]]. The result was huge losses on both sides, delaying the Turkish advance into Europe for many years. <ref>[http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9046112 Battle of Kosovo, '' Encyclopedia Britannica'']</ref><ref>Veselinović A., Ljušić R. (2001): ''Srpske dinastije'', Novi Sad, {{ISBN|86-83639-01-0}}.</ref> It is considered draw in military terms but it drained Serbia, more than Ottomans, politically for long time. The battle was fought on St Vitus' Day, 1389. At the time this was June 15, but is now celebrated on the June 28. == Other websites == * [http://www.du.edu/~sward/kosovo.html Battle of Kosovo as National Narrative] by Dr. Seth Ward * [http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/emmert.htm The Battle of Kosovo: Early Reports of Victory and Defeat] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716072235/http://www.deremilitari.org/resources/articles/emmert.htm |date=2011-07-16 }} by Thomas Emmert * [http://www.njegos.org/orthodoxy/kosovo.htm The Kosovo Legacy] by Thomas Emmert [http://www.srpska-mreza.com/bookstore/kosovo/kosovo11.htm alternate URL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516114959/http://www.srpska-mreza.com/bookstore/kosovo/kosovo11.htm |date=2008-05-16 }} * [http://www.kosovo.net/kosbitka.html The events Surrounding the Battle of Kosovo 1389 and its cultural, traditional effect on the Serbian people] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321111627/http://www.kosovo.net/kosbitka.html |date=2008-03-21 }} by Mark Gottfried * [http://www.kosovo.net/sk/history/battle_of_kosovo.html The Battle of Kosovo ''Serbian Epic Poems''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927201320/http://www.kosovo.net/sk/history/battle_of_kosovo.html |date=2007-09-27 }} edited by [[Charles Simic]] [http://www.rastko.org.yu/knjizevnost/usmena/battle_of_kosovo.html Al