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Battle of Anchialus (763)

Battle of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

Summary

Battle of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars

Field	Value
image	Solidus-Leo III and Constantine V-sb1504.jpg
caption	Leo III the Isaurian, with Constantine V, AV Solidus. Constantinople mint
conflict	Battle of Anchialus
partof	the Byzantine–Bulgarian wars
date	30 June 763
place	near Pomorie, Bulgaria
coordinates
result	Byzantine victory
combatant1	Bulgarian Empire
combatant2	Byzantine Empire
commander1	Telets
commander2	Constantine V
strength1	Unknown number of Bulgars. 20,000 Slavic Warriors
strength2	9,600 cavalrymen &
unknown infantry
800 ships
casualties1	Devastating
casualties2	Heavy

unknown infantry 800 ships The battle of Anchialus () occurred in 763, near the town of Pomorie on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. The result was a Byzantine victory.

Origins of the conflict

After the success in the battle of the Rishki Pass (759) the Bulgarian Khan Vinekh showed surprising inaction preferring instead to seek peace, an action which would cost him the throne and his life. The new ruler, Telets, was a firm supporter for further military actions against the Byzantines. With his heavy cavalry he looted the border regions of the Byzantine Empire and on 16 June 763, Constantine V came out of Constantinople with a large army and a fleet of 800 ships, with 12 cavalrymen on each.

Battle

The energetic Bulgarian Khan barred the mountain passes and took advantageous positions on the heights near Anchialus, but his self-confidence and impatience incited him to go down to the lowlands and charge the enemy. The battle started at 10 in the morning and lasted until sunset. It was long and bloody, but in the end the Byzantines were victorious, although they lost many soldiers, nobles, and commanders. The Bulgarians also had heavy casualties and many were captured, while Telets managed to escape.

Aftermath

Constantine V entered his capital in triumph and then killed the prisoners. The fate of Telets was similar: two years later he was murdered because of the defeat. The Byzantines failed to use the strategic advantage which they had and the prolonged wars in the 8th century ended in 792 at the Marcelae with a Bulgarian victory and reestablishment of the treaty of 718.

Sources

Nicephorus. Opuscula historia, pp. 69–70

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