Battle of Bar

The Battle of Bar (Serbian Cyrillic: Битка код Бара, romanized: Bitka kod Bara) took place on October 7, 1042 between the army of Stefan Vojislav, the Serbian ruler of Duklja, and Byzantine forces led by Michaelus Anastasii. The battle was actually a sudden attack on the Byzantine camp in the mountain gorge, which ended in the utter defeat of the Byzantine forces and the deaths of 7 of their commanders (strategoi). Following the defeat and retreat of the Byzantines, Vojislav ensured a future for Duklja without imperial authority, and Duklja would soon emerge as the most significant Serb state.

This article is about an 11th-century battle in the Balkans. For the 11th-century battle in Lorraine, see Battle of Bar-le-Duc.
Battle of Bar
Part of the Byzantine-Serbian Wars
Date7 October 1042
Location
Bar, Duklja
(now Montenegro)
Result Decisive Doclean Serb victory; Stefan Vojislav asserts his state's independence from Byzantium
Belligerents
Duklja Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Stefan Vojislav Michaelus Anastasii
Strength
5,000 40,000–60,000
Casualties and losses
670 40,000 killed, 7 strategoi killed, 50 captured

In memory of this victory, 7 October is commemorated as the day of the Military of Montenegro.

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