1018Byzantine Conquest of the First Bulgarian Empire

The First Bulgarian Empire is conquered by the Byzantine Emp...
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⚔️ Byzantine Victory over the Bulgarians

Emperor Justinian II of the Byzantine Empire defeats the Bulgarians.
Byzantine Victory over the Bulgarians (688)
Byzantine EmpireMedieval WarfareMilitary HistoryEmpireExpansionConflict
BulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Byzantine-Bulgarian War Begins

815: War between the Byzantine empire and Bulgaria.
Byzantine-Bulgarian War Begins (809)
Byzantine EmpireMedieval WarfareMilitary ConflictExpansionismImperialism
BulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I Killed at Battle of Pliska

Battle of Pliska fought between a Byzantine force led by emperor Nicephorus I and a Bulgarian army commanded by Khan Krum. Byzantines are defeated in a series of engagements, culminating with the death of Nicephorus I.
Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus I Killed at Battle of Pliska (811)
Medieval WarfareByzantine EmpireMilitary DefeatBattle
BulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Bulgarian Victory at the Battle of Anchialus

(20 August 917) the Bulgarians destroyed the Byzantine army in the Battle of Anchialus, one of the bloodiest battles in the Middle Ages.
Bulgarian Victory at the Battle of Anchialus (917)
Medieval WarfareByzantine EmpireBulgarian EmpireBattleMilitary HistoryExpansionismByzantine-Bulgarian Wars
BulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Byzantine Victory at the Battle of Kleidion

The Byzantine armies of Basil II are victorious over Samuil of Bulgaria in the Battle of Kleidion.
Byzantine Victory at the Battle of Kleidion (1014)
Byzantine EmpireMedieval WarfareMilitary HistoryImperialismSiegeEmpire Building
BulgariaBulgaria

⚔️ Byzantine Conquest of the First Bulgarian Empire

The First Bulgarian Empire is conquered by the Byzantine Empire
Byzantine Conquest of the First Bulgarian Empire (1018)
Byzantine EmpireMedieval WarfareImperial ExpansionConquestByzantine-Bulgarian WarsEmpire
BulgariaBulgaria