Battle of the Rishki Pass
| Battle of the Rishki Pass | |||||||
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| Part of the Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars | |||||||
Rishki pass | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Bulgarian Empire | Byzantine Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Vinekh | Constantine V | ||||||
| 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.
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