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Battle of the Rishki Pass
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

Rishki pass
Date759
Location
Stara Planina
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Vinekh Constantine V[1]
Strength
12,000 30,000
Casualties and losses
500-700 10,000-15,000

The Battle of the Rishki Pass (Bulgarian: Битката при Ришкия проход) 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.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire - Zenith of Bulgaria and Serbia - Turkish Conquest. In: Cambridge Medieval History, vol. IV, chaps. VIII - XVII - XVIII.
  2. ^ Miller, William. The Rise and Fall of the First Bulgarian Empire.

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