Battle of Silistra

Quand

968

Type

Bataille

Coordonnées

44.12° N, 27.27° E

Battle between the armies of Kievan Rus' and Bulgaria during 968-971

The Battle of Silistra/Dorostolon occurred in the spring of 968 near the Bulgarian town of Silistra, but most probably on the modern territory of Romania. It was fought between the armies of Bulgaria and Kievan Rus' and resulted in a Rus' victory. Upon the news of the defeat, the Bulgarian emperor Peter I abdicated.

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