Battle of Serres

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Battle of Serres
Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars
Date1196
Location
near Serres, Greece
Result Bulgarian victory
Belligerents
Bulgarian Empire Byzantine Empire
Commanders and leaders
Ivan Asen I Sebastokrator Isaac

The battle of Serres (Bulgarian: Битка при Сяр, Greek: Μάχη των Σερρών) took place in 1196 near the town of Serres in contemporary Greece between the armies of the Bulgarian and the Byzantine Empire. The result was Bulgarian victory.

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