Battle of Demetritzes
Battle in 1185 in the Balkans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Demetritzes in 1185 was fought between the Byzantine army and the Normans of the Kingdom of Sicily, who had recently sacked and captured the Byzantine Empire's second city, Thessalonica. It was a decisive Byzantine victory, which led to the immediate re-occupation of Thessalonica and ended the Norman threat to the Empire.
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Battle of Demetritzes | |||||||
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Part of the Third Norman invasion of the Balkans | |||||||
General view of Valovishta | |||||||
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Byzantine Empire | Kingdom of Sicily | ||||||
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Alexios Branas |
Count Baldwin (POW) Count Richard of Acerra (POW) |
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