What the records say
- When
- 1358 – 1359
- Kind
- War
- Coordinates
- 39.74° N, 20.70° E
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Achelous (1359)
Medieval battle in modern-day Greece
The Battle of Achelous took place in 1358 or 1359 near the river Achelous in Aetolia, modern Greece, between the forces of the Despotate of Epirus under Nikephoros II Orsini and Albanian tribesmen under Karl Thopia. The Albanians defeated Orsini's troops and inflicted heavy casualties upon his forces, and Orsini himself was killed during the battle.
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