Battle of Rusokastro
Battle of Rusokastro
Part of: Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
| date | July 18, 1332 |
|---|---|
| place | near Rusokastro (near Burgas in Bulgaria ) |
| output | Victory of the Bulgarians |
| Territorial changes | The Sagore region came under Bulgarian ownership |
| Parties to the conflict | |
|---|---|
| Commander | |
|
Emperor Andronikos III. Palaiologos |
Tsar Ivan Alexander |
| Troop strength | |
| 3,000 | 8,000 Bulgarians 3,000 Tatars |
| losses | |
|
unknown |
unknown |
The Battle of Rusokastro (also Battle of Rusokastron , Bulgarian Битка при Русокастро ) was a clash on July 18, 1332 in the village of Rusokastro near Burgas in southeastern Bulgaria between the Byzantine Empire and the Bulgarian Empire . The battle ended in a clear Bulgarian victory. It was the last major battle between the Bulgarian and Byzantine Empires before the fall of the latter.
The battle is re-enacted by volunteers on June 18 each year.
literature
- Wassil Slatarski : История на българската държава през средните векове. Част I, II изд., Наука и изкуство, Sofia 1970.
- Атанас Пейчев и колектив: 1300 години на стража. Военно издателство, Sofia 1984.
- Йордан Андреев, Милчо Лалков: Българските ханове и царе. Veliko Tarnovo 1996.
Individual evidence
Coordinates: 42 ° 28 ′ 1 ″ N , 27 ° 12 ′ 6 ″ E