battle of Kreta
| Battle of Kreta | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
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| Combatants | |||||||
| Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
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| Samuil of Bulgaria | Basil II | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars |
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| Early campaigns Ongala – 1st Anchialus – Rishki Pass – 2nd Anchialus – Berzitia – Marcelae Krum’s campaigns Serdica – Pliska – 1st Adrianople – Versinikia Simeon I’s campaigns Bulgarophygon – 3rd Anchialus – Katasyrtai – Pigae Samuil's campaigns Trajan's Gates – Salonica – Spercheios – Skopie – Kreta – Kleidion Bulgarian Revolts Ostrovo Second Bulgarian Empire Klokotnitsa – 2nd Adrianople – Devnya – Skafida – Rusokastro |
The battle of Kreta occurred in 1009 near the village of Kreta to the east of Thessaloníki. Since the fall of the Bulgarian capital Preslav under Byzantine rule in 971, there was a constant state of war between the two Empires. From 976 the Bulgarian noble and later Emperor Samuil successfully fought against the Byzantines but from the beginning of the 11th century the fortune turned to Byzantium which recoverred from the severe losses. From 1002 Basil II launched annual campaigns against Bulgaria and seized many towns. In 1009 the Byzantines engaged the Bulgarian army to the east of Thessaloníki. Little is known for the battle itself but the result was a Byzantine victory. Five years later the Byzantines decisively defeated the Bulgarian army at Klyuch and by 1018 the country was thoroughly conquerred by Basil II.
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