What the records say
- When
- Oct 774
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 41.33° N, 22.51° E
- Description
- middle ages battle
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Battle of Litosoria
774 Byzantine–Bulgarian conflict
The Battle of Litosoria or Lithosoria occurred between the Bulgaria and the Buzantines in the fall of 774 at an unknown place named Litosoria. It was located in the border area between both states, in the region of Zagore, probably north of the line Kirklareli - Vize in modern Turkey. The result was a Byzantine victory.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Berzitia: The Bulgarian ruler (khagan) Telerig sends a small raiding army (12,000 men) to strike into the southwest of Macedonia, and capture Berzitia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Byzantinisch-bulgarische Kriege: Schlacht von Berzitia”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page