Battle of the Rishki Pass

When

759

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

42.94° N, 26.94° E

Description

759 battle

759 CE battle between the Bulgarians and Byzantines

The Battle of the Rishki Pass or Battle of Veregava took place in the pass of the same name, in Stara Planina, Bulgaria in 759. It was fought between the Bulgarian Empire and the Byzantine Empire. The result was a Bulgarian 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 the Rishki Pass: Emperor Constantine V invades Bulgaria again, but his forces are ambushed and defeated while crossing the Rishki Pass”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Schlacht am Rischkipass”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва на Ришском перевале: византийский император Константин V вновь вторгается в Болгарию”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Batalla del Paso Rishki entre el Imperio Romano Oriental y el Primer Imperio Búlgaro”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page