Siege of Dorostolon

When

30 Apr 971 – 29 Jul 971

Kind

Siege

Coordinates

44.12° N, 27.26° E

Description

byzantine military investment of the Kievan Rus in Dorostolon

Byzantine military investment of the Kievan Rus in Dorostolon

The Siege and Battle of Dorostolon (Silistra) was fought in 971 between the Byzantine Empire and forces of Kievan Rus'. The Byzantines, led by John I Tzimiskes, were victorious.

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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 Dorostolon: A Byzantine expeditionary army (possibly 30–40,000 men) attacks the Bulgarian frontier”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Belagerung von Dorostolon: Die Kiewer Rus unter Swjatoslaw I. erleiden in dem erst kürzlich von ihnen eroberten östlichen Teil Bulgariens mehrere Niederlagen…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “battus à la bataille de Dorystolon, les Russes s'enferment à Dristra ou Dorostolon (aujourd'hui Silistra)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page