Battle of Kosovo in 1389 in which an army from the Ottoman Empire defeated a Serbian force.

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Serbia's defeat at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 ushered in centuries of rule by the Muslim Ottoman Empire.

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As the Serbs have reminded the world over the past 15 years, everything would have been different had they not lost the Battle of Kosovo to the Ottoman Turks in 1389.

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If Milosevic is replaced with a pro-West, democratic government, perhaps Serbias new borders could include the slice of Kosovo where the historic battle against the Turks was fought 600 years ago, as well as some of the neighboring Serb-dominated areas of what is now Bosnia, giving Bosnia a more viable border.

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