Second Battle of Kosovo (Premysloides Dynasty)

Background
After Siege of Thessaloniki, Imperial Command with vital information from imprisoned admiral Cortéz, prepared strike against Manuel Angelos Army gathered in Mitrovica.

Bosnian and Dalmatian Imperial Forces were ordered to cause secondary casualties by raids, ambushes and infiltration of heavily fortified Mitrovica for whole time, until imperial army will be prepared for strike.

This "guerilla" campaign started in mid-February and continued until battle itself, in mid-April.

Second Battle of Kosovo Pole became crucial and strategic battle of Second Imperial Civil War.

Battle
Stratégos Alexius with Emperor, Constantine Argyros and other imperial military leaders, formed large army from veterans, Constantinople garrison, transported Achaean reinforcements, Mongolian corps and freshly trained recruits and conscripts and unmount part of Constantinople artillery to use it in this battle.

Imperial battle plan designed Mitrovica as siege target and imperial forces expected long and expensive siege, however, battle occured in different way, especially because of Constantine Argyros.

Alexius divided imperial forces in to three separate armies. Western, Central and Eastern Army, each about 15,000 troops with Mongolian Army of 6,000 cavalry. Central Army was ordered to start assault on city, while Western Army under Argyros command and Eastern Army under Emperor Romanos command, would encircle city and cut off all roads and connections to city. Meanwhile, Mongolians will divide in to two halfs and each will move with Western and Eastern Army and will attack on every enemy unit trying to leave siege.

False Emperor Manuel Angelos was misinformed by bribed Serbians that Imperial Army is gathering to defense Constantinople and not moved toward Kosovo. All moves of imperial army toward Kosovo occured during night and every day, imperial army was camped in forest to hide from enemy scouts with various camouflage. Until very short before battle, Manuel Angelos did not had any idea about imperial army presence.

Few hours before planned attack, he got news about enemy forces, but he did not believe, as he could not imagine how would dozens thousands troops be able to hide in forest. At 7:30 morning, About half hour before planned battle, Manuel Angelos believed and ordered retreat from Mitrovica. In that moment, Constantine Argyros, against orders of Alexius and Emperor Romanos, went to fight. He took 18,000 cavalry and troops of imperial army and Mongols and moved right on the city. He ordered every of his troop to shout, roar and also drum and trumpet.

In that moment, Andreas Angelos lost temper and took his cavalry and personal levy and with 8,000 cavalry and troops moved against Argyros. Alexius did not lost control over whole battle and ordered artillery to line up and start bombardment of Andreas Army. Fire from small-to-medium calibre artillery (from 38mm to 130mm) wipe off center of Angelos Army and split it in two halfs. Front half continued, while back half moved to harsh retreat, still under artillery fire and with large casualties.

Emperor Romanos, despite urges from officials and on suggestion of Alexius, went to help Argyros and to attack eastern districts of city and Central Army under Alexius moved to fullfill original orders assigned to Western Army.

Artillery stopped fire on Andreas Angelos Army and targeted Mitrovica and its fortification. From range about 800m, artillery destroyed outskirts and city barracks with Angelos garrison.

When Central and Eastern Army reached their destination, Western Argyros Army annihilated, with heavy casualties, Andreas Angelos Army. Andreas Angelos was killed in heat of fight by arrow which hit his head. Constantine Argyros was also killed, when he led his troops to outskirts and tried to broke through enemy defense.

Without any suspect, in middle of battle arrived unexpected reinforcements for Imperial Army. About 1,000 Templars cavalry and infantry with 4,000 troops of Bosnian and Dalmatian province assaulted from west Teutonics and Hospitallers, whos expected strike from south and east. With only few casualties, Templars and Bosnian-Dalmatian corps killed about 750 Teutonic and Hospitallers Knights and captured local monastery to tied up enemy forces, while large segments of Angelos Army laid down arms or ran away.

Defense of Mitrovica finally collapsed when Manuel Angelos got message about death of his son, Crown Prince Andreas. Broken False Emperor took remnants of his forces and ran away, just like rest of his troops. Last pocket of enemy resistance was crushed before dusk, as most of city was ruined by many hours of artillery fire.

Aftermath
Victory in Mitrovica was decisive and strategic victory of Loyalist Imperial Forces and crushing defeat of False Emperor Exile Army. After long serie of victorious battle, False Emperor was defeated and lost his cause, as his son Andreas, who had to be installed as new emperor, was killed in battle.

However, also imperial side has casualties. Alexius and Emperor Romanos were both wounded, while Constantine Argyros died in battle.

When battle ended, Abaqa Khan took Andreas body and mutilated it just like Andreas mutilated Emperess Tarakai body. Then, he announced he leaving war, as his sister was avenged and wish luck to Emperor Romanos in continuing fight.

War, however, did not end, as Serbia was still occupied by remnants of Manuel Angelos Army and Emperor Romanos understood he must once and for all kill his grand-stepuncle, who as direct son of Isaac Angelos born in Purple Chamber of Imperial Palace, had stronger claim on Imperial Throne.

After battle, curious discovery was presence of mercenary corps from Russia and Ukraine with about 1,200 mercenaries under command of so-called General Ibragimov, who was killed like most of his troops, in battle.