Battle of Demotika

When

Oct 1352

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.35° N, 26.50° E

Description

1352 battle during the Second Balkan War

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Part of the Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357

The Battle of Demotika took place in October 1352 near Didymoteicho during the Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357. The conflict arose from renewed tensions between John V Palaiologos and John VI Kantakouzenos, whose rival claims in Thrace drew in neighbouring powers. Serbian forces supported John V, while Ottoman ones aided Kantakouzenos and his son Matthew.

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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 “Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357 – Battle of Demotika: Fighting as allies of John VI Kantakouzenos, the Ottoman beylik scores its first victory on European soil”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht von Demotika in Thrakien besiegen osmanische Truppen im Auftrag des byzantinischen Kaisers Johannes VI. Kantakuzenos ein serbisches Reiterheer…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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